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What do you find at a shop marked «аптека» (apteka)?

Аптека (apteka) is a pharmacy.

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  1. A pharmacy ✔
  2. A bakery
  3. A hotel

Why: Аптека is a drugstore where you can buy medicine. A bakery is пекарня and a hotel is гостиница.

Huh, didn't know that: The small word аптечка (aptechka) means a first-aid kit.

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Answer: A pharmacy. Аптека is a drugstore where you can buy medicine. A bakery is пекарня and a hotel is гостиница.

  1. Wiktionary: аптека en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%B0%D0%BF%D1%82%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B0
    chemist (store); drugstore; pharmacy
    Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. Wiktionary: лекарство en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE
    medicine, drug (substance which promotes healing)
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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