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мало-мальски

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Russian

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Etymology

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ма́лый (mályj) +‎ -о- (-o-) +‎ ма́л(ый) (mál(yj)) +‎ -ски (-ski)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˌmaɫə ˈmalʲskʲɪ]

Adverb

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ма́ло-ма́льски (málo-málʹski)

  1. reasonably [more or less] well, to some extent, to an acceptable extent
    научи́ться ма́ло-ма́льски вести бесе́дуnaučítʹsja málo-málʹski vesti beséduto learn the basic conversation skills
    ма́ло-ма́льски здоро́выйmálo-málʹski zdoróvyjmore or less healthy; basically healthy
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