Thread: женщина: Russian Word of the Day

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Meaning: woman, female life partner

Pronunciation: [ZHEHN-schee-nah]

Part of speech: noun (feminine noun)

Examples:

Женщина смотрит в зеркало.
A woman is looking in the mirror.

На скамейке сидели мужчина и женщина.
There were a man and a woman sitting on the bench.

В его жизни было две женщины.
There were two women in his life. (meaning "significant other")

В своем романе Лев Толстой описывает, как маленькая шаловливая девочка становится настоящей женщиной, матерью и любящей женой.
In his novel, Leo Tolstoy describes how a playful little girl becomes a real woman, a mother and a loving wife.

В кресле сиде́ла молода́я и о́чень привлека́тельная же́нщина.
There was a young and very attractive woman sitting in the chair.

Сколько в вашей жизни было женщин или мужчин?
How many women or men have you had in your life? (referring to intimacy)

Originally Posted by MasterAdmin

В своем романе Лев Толстой описывает, как маленькая шаловливая девочка становится настоящей женщиной, матерью и любящей женой.

significant other

Fixed, but I'd really want to see more examples for future daily words. This one is fine because it's very simple.

Cool... This one I knew, but only in its basic meaning.
Master Admin, I like the way you set this up word of the day on the main site..
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