How to Say "Gum" in Russian - How To Say Guide

жвачка

žvačka[ˈʐvat͡ɕkə]feminine

In Russian, the word for a single piece of chewing gum is жвачка (žvačka).

жвачка is a common, everyday way to refer to gum.

Meaning: single piece of chewing gum (noun)

What does it mean word for word?

The word жвачка is derived from the verb жевать (to chew) and literally means a 'chewing thing'.

жвачка is an informal term. For a formal or full name for chewing gum, use жевательная резинка.

The plural form of жвачка is жвачки. When the gum is the direct object of a verb, such as in the sentence 'I want gum', the form changes to жвачку.

žvačka

During the Soviet era, жвачка became a coveted currency for trade and bribery because it was rarely produced locally and usually smuggled from the West.
The word жвачка is related to the term for 'rumination' in animals, as both stem from the root for chewing repeatedly.
While жвачка is the common term for gum, the formal term жевательная резинка translates literally to 'chewing rubber'.

Жвачка в этой школе запрещена.
Chewing gum is banned in this school.
This sentence is useful for stating that жвачка is prohibited in a school.
Tatoeba #5676616 by Wezel, translation #5648782 by zumley
У меня к подошве прилипла жвачка.
There's gum stuck to the bottom of my shoe.
This sentence shows how to describe жвачка being stuck to a shoe.
Tatoeba #443806 by Hellerick, translation #328660 by fcbond
Где жвачка?
Where's the gum?
This sentence is a simple way to ask for the location of жвачка.
Tatoeba #12894671 by marafon, translation #12894665 by deniko
Пожалуйста, дайте мне жевательную резинку.
Please give me some gum.
У тебя есть жвачка?
Do you have any gum?
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