по-русски

Russian

Etymology

Adverbial form of ру́сский (rússkij), "Russian".

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [pɐ‿ˈruskʲɪ]
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Adverb

по-ру́сски • (po-rússki)

in Russian
Я говорю́ по-ру́сски. ― Ja govorjú po-rússki. ― I speak Russian.

Э́то напи́сано по-ру́сски. ― Éto napísano po-rússki. ― This is written in Russian.
the Russian way
Э́то о́чень по-ру́сски ― Éto óčenʹ po-rússki ― This is typical Russian behavior
(figuratively) in plain Russian, plainly, frankly

Usage notes

With regard to sense 3, compare English in plain English (“plainly”), Portuguese em bom português (“candidly, frankly”), German auf gut Deutsch (“clearly”).

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