russian word
a speech, an address delivered to an audience in Russian: речь
every form stress-marked · levels from the official TORFL lexical minimum
Президент произнёс короткую речь перед собравшимися. The president delivered a short speech in front of those gathered.
На свадьбе брат жениха сказал трогательную речь. At the wedding the groom's brother gave a touching speech.
После болезни у него была очень тихая и медленная речь. After his illness his speech was very quiet and slow.
По грамотной речи сразу видно, что она много читает. From her articulate speech you can tell at once that she reads a lot.
В этой статье речь идёт о будущем нашего города. In this article, the matter at hand is the future of our city.
Когда речь заходит о деньгах, он сразу меняет тему. When the conversation turns to money, he immediately changes the subject.
What does речь mean in Russian?
a speech, an address delivered to an audience
speech as the faculty or manner of speaking
Declension of речь
Stress marks show the stressed vowel; it moves between forms more often than learners expect.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom | речь | речи |
| gen | речи | речей |
| dat | речи | речам |
| acc | речь | речи |
| ins | речью | речами |
| prep | речи | речах |