No. 5,118 in Russian
называем
"Называем" means "we call" or "we name."
In a sentence
Мы называем эту реку Волгой.
We call this river the Volga.
Here, 'называем' is used to indicate naming or designation, implying that the river is referred to by this specific name.
Они называют его лучшим учеником в классе.
They call him the best student in the class.
In this sentence, 'называем' is used to express attributing a characteristic or title to someone.
Этот цветок называют орхидеей.
This flower is called an orchid.
Here, 'называют' is used in a passive-like sense to indicate how the subject is commonly referred to by people.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “называем” in actual Russian podcasts.
Find “называем” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Russian podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into русский, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Russian books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).