long a
The vowel sound in the words game and cakeThe vowel sound in the words game and cake; /eɪ/. (The presence of a long vowel is often signaled in spelling by a silent e that follows it, as in the examples here, or by the fact that a subsequent consonant is single rather than doubled, as for example in gaming versus gamming).
» How long does a bear sleep?
Wie lange schläft ein Bär?
Сколько времени спит медведь?
Як довго спить ведмідь?
Meaning
2 sensesThe vowel sound in the words game and cake; /eɪ/. (The presence of a long vowel is often signaled in spelling by a silent e that follows it, as in the examples here, or by the fact that a subsequent consonant is single rather than doubled, as for example in gaming versus gamming).
(UK, especially)The vowel sound in the English words bath and castle when pronounced with an open back unrounded vowel (/ɑː/); associated with southern England accents.
Examples
333 sentencesHow long does a bear sleep?
Як довго спить ведмідь?
ruСколько времени спит медведь?
deWie lange schläft ein Bär?
I am no longer a child.
Я вже не дитина.
ruЯ уже не ребёнок.
deIch bin kein Kind mehr.
He is no longer a boy.
Він вже не хлопчик.
ruОн уже не мальчик.
deEr ist kein Junge mehr.
It's not that long a flight.
Це не такий вже й довгий переліт.
ruЭто не такой длинный полёт.
It isn't that long a flight.
Це не такий вже й довгий переліт.
ruЭто не такой уж длинный перелёт.