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Usages of мел
Я не понял, то ли это ластик, то ли маленький кусок мела.
I didn’t understand whether it was an eraser or a small piece of chalk.
На столе у учительницы лежали линейка, маркер и коробка мела.
On the teacher’s desk there were a ruler, a marker, and a box of chalk.
Учительница пишет на доске мелом, когда проектор не работает.
The teacher writes on the board with chalk when the projector doesn’t work.
На старой доске мел пишет хуже, но ученики всё равно всё видят.
Chalk writes worse on the old board, but the students still see everything.
На столе у учителя лежали линейка, маркер и коробка мела.
On the teacher’s desk there were a ruler, a marker, and a box of chalk.
Учитель пишет на доске мелом, когда маркер не работает.
The teacher writes on the board with chalk when the marker doesn’t work.
Test yourself: What does мел mean?
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