No. 15,284 in Russian
послушай
"Listen."
In a sentence
Послушай, тебе нужно закончить работу сегодня.
Listen, you need to finish the work today.
In this sentence, 'послушай' is used as an imperative to prompt the listener's attention on the importance of finishing the work.
Такой большой шум, послушай, что говорят соседи.
There's so much noise, listen to what the neighbors are saying.
Here, 'послушай' suggests taking action to listen and understand a specific sound or conversation.
Я не слышал, что ты сказал, послушай ещё раз.
I didn't hear what you said; listen once more.
In this case, 'послушай' is encouraging the action of listening again to ensure comprehension.
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