глаза
glaza
The English word "eyes" is translated into Russian as глаза (glaza).
The term refers to the organs of the body used for seeing.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the word is глаз. In the dative case, the singular глаз changes to глазу and the plural глаза changes to глазам.
How do you pronounce it?
glaza
Did you know?
- In Russian, the phrase глаза на мокром месте describes someone who cries easily, literally meaning their 'eyes are in a wet place'.
- The expression глаза разбегаются means being overwhelmed by too many choices, literally meaning 'the eyes are running away'.
- A Russian speaker might use the word глазки, a diminutive form of глаза, to describe someone's eyes in a way that sounds much more endearing or 'cute' than the English 'little eyes'.
Examples in context
- Я люблю её глаза.I love her eyes.This sentence is useful for expressing affection for someone's глаза.Tatoeba #3513151 by corvard, translation #2038376 by Spamster
- У неё карие глаза.She has brown eyes.This sentence is useful for describing the color of someone's глаза.Tatoeba #1854396 by marafon, translation #315797 by mamat
- У меня есть глаза.I have eyes.This sentence is useful for stating that you possess глаза.Tatoeba #3566816 by marafon, translation #2245881 by CK
- У нее красивые глаза.She has beautiful eyes.
- Он уставился в ее глаза.He stared into her eyes.
- Мне нравится цвет ее глаз.I like the color of her eyes.
- У меня устали глазки от работы.My eyes are tired from work.
- Когда он смеется, у него появляются милые глазаши.When he laughs, he gets these adorable eyes.
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Example conversation
Andrey and Olga are talking about a photo.
- Андрей AndreyПосмотри на её глаза.Posmotri na eyyo glaza.Look at her eyes.
- Ольга OlgaДа, у неё очень красивые глаза.Da, u neyo ochen' krasivyye glaza.Yes, she has very beautiful eyes.
- Андрей AndreyОни кажутся очень грустными.Oni kazhutsya ochen' grustnymi.They seem very sad.
- Ольга OlgaЯ тоже так думаю.Ya tozhe tak dumayu.I think so too.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
