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How to Say "russia" in Spanish

The Spanish word forrussiais rusiaA1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

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rusia

nounA1
The country
A simple illustration of the flag of Russia, featuring three equal horizontal stripes in white, blue, and red.

Examples

Rusia es el país más grande del mundo.

Russia is the largest country in the world.

El viaje a Rusia fue muy largo pero fascinante.

The trip to Russia was very long but fascinating.

Moscú es la capital de Rusia.

Moscow is the capital of Russia.

Gender and Articles

Even though 'Rusia' is a feminine country name, Spanish often skips the article 'la' when using it as the subject of a sentence: 'Rusia tiene...' (Russia has...).

Forgetting Capitalization

Mistake:Me gustaría visitar rusia.

Correction: Me gustaría visitar Rusia. (As a proper noun, it must be capitalized.)

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