хлопья
khlop'ya
The Russian word for cereal is хлопья (khlop'ya).
The term хлопья specifically refers to breakfast cereal in the form of flakes, rather than all types of grain-based cereals.
Meaning: grains of such a grass (noun)
What does it mean word for word?
The word хлопья literally means flakes.
How does it change in a sentence?
When describing eating cereal as a part of a meal, such as in the phrase завтракать хлопьями (to have cereal for breakfast), the instrumental case form хлопьями is used.
How do you pronounce it?
khlop'ya
Did you know?
- The word хлопья can also be used to describe 'snowflakes', making the word for breakfast cereal and the word for falling snow identical.
- While хлопья refers to flakes, Russians use the word каша for most other cereal-based dishes, which is a thick porridge rather than a bowl of dry grains.
- The word хлопья can be used in a medical context to describe 'flakes' of skin or dandruff.
Examples in context
- Я ем на завтрак хлопья.I eat cereal for breakfast.This sentence is useful for describing what you eat for breakfast using хлопья.Tatoeba #8404576 by marafon, translation #10919087 by AlanF_US
- На завтрак я ел хлопья.I ate cereal for breakfast.This sentence is useful for using the past tense with хлопья.Tatoeba #12696747 by marafon, translation #10101829 by ddnktr
- Том залил хлопья молоком.Tom poured milk on his cereal.This sentence is useful for describing the action of pouring milk on хлопья.Tatoeba #9028244 by marafon, translation #3089528 by CK
- Мой брат ест завтрак из хлопьев каждое утро.My brother eats cereal every morning.
- Я люблю разные каши на завтрак.I love different cereals for breakfast.
- Давай купим хлопья для нашего завтрака.Let's buy cereal for our breakfast.
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Example conversation
A couple is deciding what to eat for breakfast in the kitchen.
- Александр AleksandrГде у нас хлопья?Gde u nas khlopya?Where are our cereal?
- Анастасия AnastasiaОни в верхнем шкафу.Oni v verknem shkafu.They are in the upper cabinet.
- Александр AleksandrЯ не вижу хлопья.Ya ne vizhu khlopya.I don't see the cereal.
- Анастасия AnastasiaПосмотри за банкой кофе.Posmotri za bankoy kofe.Look behind the coffee jar.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
