пла́тье
plátʹjeneuter
The English word "dress" is translated into Russian as пла́тье (plátʹje).
The word пла́тье refers to an item of clothing that covers the upper part of the body and includes a skirt below the waist.
Meaning: item of clothing which both covers the upper part of the body and includes a skirt below the waist (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of пла́тье is пла́тья. For singular cases, the dative form is пла́тью (to the dress) and the instrumental form is пла́тьем (with/by the dress). The noun is neuter. Related verbs include the intransitive одева́ться or оде́ться (to put on clothes) and the transitive одева́ть or оде́ть (to put clothes on).
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is plátʹje.
What mistakes should you avoid?
English speakers often confuse the reflexive verb одева́ться (to dress oneself) with the transitive verb одева́ть (to dress someone else).
Did you know?
- The Russian language has a distinct word for a 'sundress', сарафа́н, which refers to a traditional jumper-style dress that is historically significant in Russian folk culture.
- To say a dress 'fits' someone, Russians use the verb подойти́, which literally means 'to approach' or 'to come up to'.
- The word пла́тье is a neuter noun, but it describes an item of clothing almost exclusively worn by females. This is a common example of how grammatical gender in Russian does not always align with biological gender.
Examples in context
- Я надену красивое платье на свадьбу.I will wear a beautiful dress to the wedding.
- Ты сегодня выглядишь очень хорошо в этом платьице.You look very good today in this cute little dress.
- Это красивое пла́тье.Eto krasivoye plat'ye.This is a beautiful dress.
- Мне нравится это синее пла́тье.Mne nravitsya eto sineye plat'ye.I like this blue dress.
- Где я могу купить это пла́тье?Gde ya mogu kupit' eto plat'ye?Where can I buy this dress?
Example conversation
Anastasia is showing a new dress to Alexander at a store.
- Анастасия AnastasiaАлександр, посмотри на это пла́тье!Aleksandr, posmotri na eto plat'ye!Alexander, look at this dress!
- Александр AleksandrОно тебе очень идёт.Ono tebe ochen' idyot.It suits you very well.
- Анастасия AnastasiaТы думаешь, мне стоит его купить?Ty dumayesh', mne stoit yego kupit'?Do you think I should buy it?
- Александр AleksandrДа, оно прекрасное.Da, ono prekrasnoye.Yes, it is wonderful.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “dress” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
