No. 11,585 in Russian
дядя
Uncle.
In a sentence
Мой дядя работает врачом.
My uncle works as a doctor.
Here, 'дядя' is used as 'uncle' to indicate the speaker's father's or mother's brother.
Этот дядя в магазине мне помог.
This man in the store helped me.
In this sentence, 'дядя' is a colloquial term used to refer to a man without implying a familial relationship.
Дети поздоровались с дядей Петром.
The children greeted Uncle Peter.
Here, 'дядя' is a polite form of address combined with a name, often used for elder male family friends or relatives.
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