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Tips to Remember the Russian Word:
– The word "чёрный" (chyorniy) can be remembered by associating the 'ч' sound with 'ch' in "charcoal" which is black.
– Think of a 'churning' night sky, as the ‘чё’ sounds like ‘chyo’ which can remind you of something dark.

Explanations:
– "чёрный" (chyorniy) is an adjective in Russian and is used to describe something that is black or very dark in color.

Other Words that Mean the Same Thing:
– тёмный (tyomniy) – dark
– угольный (ugol'niy) – coal-like (although not common, it metaphorically means black)

Alternate Meanings like Slang:
– "чёрный" can also refer to something illegal or under-the-table, like "чёрный рынок" (chyorniy rynok), which means "black market".
– In slang, it can be used to describe something ironic, gloomy, or filled with dark humor, as in "чёрный юмор" (chyorniy yumor), meaning "black humor" or "dark humor".

Examples of Sentences:
1. Этот чёрный цвет прекрасно смотрится. (Etot chyorniy tsvet prekrasno smotritsya.) – This black color looks excellent.
2. Он всегда носит чёрную одежду. (On vsegda nosit chyorniyu odezhdu.) – He always wears black clothes.
3. В фильме много чёрного юмора. (V filme mnogo chyornoho yumora.) – There is a lot of dark humor in the movie.
4. Они купили это на чёрном рынке. (Oni kupili eto na chyorniy rynke.) – They bought this on the black market.

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чёрный info.

Tips to Remember the Russian Word:
– The word 'чёрный' sounds a bit like 'chor-nee'. You can remember it as 'chor' as in 'choir' and 'knee' as in the joint.
– Link it to the idea of darkness by imagining a 'chorus' singing in a 'knee' deep dark forest.

Explanations:
– 'чёрный' (chornyy) is an adjective in Russian that means 'black'.
– It changes based on gender, number, and case of the noun it describes.

Other Words that Mean the Same Thing:
– тёмный (tyomnyy) — dark (though not exactly 'black', it often implies darkness similar to 'black').

Alternate Meanings (Slang):
– 'чёрный юмор' (chornyy yumor) — 'black humor', referring to dark or morbid humor.
– 'чёрный день' (chornyy den') — 'a black day', meaning a bad or unfortunate day.

Examples of Sentences that Use it:
– Кошка была чёрная. (Koshka byla chornaya.) — The cat was black.
– Он носит чёрные очки. (On nosit chornye ochki.) — He wears black glasses.
– Сегодня у меня чёрный день. (Segodnya u menya chornyy den'.) — Today is a black day for me.
– Это чёрный юмор. (Eto chornyy yumor.) — This is black humor.

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