Top 500preposition

о́коло

[ˈokəɫə]near, around, about, by

Frequency rank #487 About 1 in every 5,000 words in Russian film and TV. The top 500 words make up 71.0% of everything said.

около #487

Meaning

Тут мно́го ды́ма, па́хнет жарки́м и кака́я-то же́нщина стои́т о́коло пе́чки и жа́рит котле́ты.

Here there is a great deal of smoke, there is a smell of roast meat, and a woman is standing by the stove frying cutlets.

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