The most COMMON abbreviations of adverbs in Russian

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ERWANN PENSEC
When reading Russian-language texts, it's not unusual to come across various abbreviations, which can be difficult to understand at first glance. To help you improve your Russian, below is a selection of the most frequently used!

т. ч. – так что (tak chto) – so, so that

п. ч. – потому что (potomu chto) – because

и т. д. – и так далее (i tak daleye) – et cetera

и т. п. – и тому подобное (i tomu podobnoye) – et cetera

т. е. – то есть (to yest) – i.e. (id est - lat.), that is

т. к. – так как (tak kak) – because, as, since

в т. ч. – в том числе (v tom chisle) – including, among others

т. о. – таким образом (takim obrazom) – thus, this way

вкл. – включая (vkluchaya) – including

в ср. – в среднем (v srednem) – on average

и др. – и другие (i drugiye) – and others, et al.

и пр. – и прочие (i prochiye) – and others, et al.

м. б. – может быть (mozhet byt) – maybe, perhaps

оч. – очень (ochen) – very, highly

тж. – также (takzhe) – also, as well, likewise / тоже (tozhe) – too, also, as well

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