No. 3,378 in Russian
поменять
"Поменять" means "to change" or "to exchange."
In a sentence
Я хочу поменять свою старую машину на новую.
I want to trade my old car for a new one.
Here, 'поменять' is used to indicate exchanging one thing for another.
Он решил поменять свою профессию и стал художником.
He decided to change his profession and became an artist.
In this example, 'поменять' is used in the sense of transitioning from one state or occupation to another.
Можно ли здесь поменять доллары на рубли?
Can I exchange dollars for rubles here?
This usage of 'поменять' refers to the act of converting one currency into another.
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