прямо́й
prjamój
The Russian word for straight (adjective) is прямо́й (prjamój).
The adjective прямо́й is used to describe something that is not crooked or bent. For related meanings, the adverb пря́мо means moving in a forward direction and the terms стрейт or стрит are used in the context of card games to refer to a straight (five cards in sequence).
Meaning: not crooked or bent (adj)
Which one should you use?
It is important to distinguish between the adjective прямо́й, which describes a property of an object and the adverb пря́мо, which describes the direction of an action (straight/directly/forward).
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective changes its ending based on the gender and number of the noun it describes: use пряма́я for feminine nouns, прямо́е for neuter nouns, прямы́е for plural nouns and прямо́й for masculine nouns.
How do you pronounce it?
prjamój
Did you know?
- In Russian, the phrase прямо́й эфир refers to a 'live' broadcast, literally translating to a 'straight ether'.
- The adverb пря́мо is frequently used as a filler word to mean 'really' or 'absolutely', such as saying something is 'straight up' amazing.
- Even though прямо́й means 'straight', if you want to say a person is 'straight' in terms of sexual orientation, Russians typically use different, specific slang or terms rather than this adjective.
Examples in context
- Продолжайте идти прямо по этой улице.Continue walking straight on this street.
- Проходите по прямому коридору и поверните направо.Walk along the straight corridor and turn right.
- Мама шила прямые шторы для спальни.Mom sewed straight curtains for the bedroom.
- Дорога идет прямо до самого пляжа.The road goes straight to the beach.
- Это был прямо́й удар.Eto byl pryamoy uder.It was a straight blow.
Example conversation
Sergey and Maria are looking at a piece of wood.
- Сергей SergeyЭтот край не прямо́й.Etot kray ne pryamoy.This edge is not straight.
- Мария MariaДа, он немного кривой.Da, on nemnogo krivoy.Yes, it is a bit crooked.
- Сергей SergeyНам нужен прямо́й срез.Nam nuzhen pryamoy srez.We need a straight cut.
- Мария MariaЯ сейчас это исправлю.Ya seychas eto ispravlyu.I will fix it now.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “straight” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
