Rusya
Rúsya with stress marks
Russia
Usage Note
Rusya is the Tagalog name for Russia, used in news, social studies, and geography lessons. The spelling reflects the phonetic adaptation of the Russian and English name into the Filipino sound system.
Examples
" Galing siya sa Rusya. "
Natural Translation
He/She is from Russia.
Literal Translation
From he/she from Russia.
" Malamig ang panahon sa bansang Rusya. "
Natural Translation
The weather is cold in the country of Russia.
Literal Translation
Cold the weather in country Russia.
" Maraming bumibisita sa Rusya tuwing tag-init dahil mas kaaya-aya ang panahon kaysa sa malalamig na buwan ng taglamig. "
Natural Translation
Many people visit Russia during summer because the weather is more pleasant than in the cold winter months.
Literal Translation
Many visit to Russia every summer because more pleasant the weather than to cold months of winter.
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