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Etymology edit

Acronym of иностра́нный язы́к (inostránnyj jazýk, foreign language) or иностра́нные языки́ (inostránnyje jazykí, foreign languages).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ɪnˈjas] (phonetic respelling: инъя́з)

Noun edit

иня́з (injázm inan (genitive иня́за, nominative plural иня́зы, genitive plural иня́зов)

  1. (colloquial, education) faculty or department of foreign languages
    Обуче́ние на иня́зе - это стра́шно и интере́сно.
    Obučénije na injáze - eto strášno i interésno.
    Studying at a foreign language department is both scary and interesting.
  2. (colloquial, less common) foreign language (as a subject)

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