LangolingTime expressions
Mastering time expressions in Russian is invaluable for business professionals who frequently interact with Russian clients or colleagues. Understanding concepts like 'вчера', 'сегодня', and 'завтра' allows for precise scheduling and meeting arrangements.
Russian’s unique time system, which includes aspects such as imperfective and perfective verbs, enhances comprehension in contexts where duration or aspect of actions is crucial. This proficiency helps in negotiations, presentations, and reports, ensuring that temporal details are conveyed accurately.
What time is it?
Какое время сейчас?
It's quarter to three.
Стоимо полтретьего.
The hour hand will point at nine soon.
Через不久时针将会指向九。
It's just before noon.
Это только что перед полуднем.
It's twenty-five minutes past five.
Пятнадцать минут шесть.
Half past four, and the minute hand is on six.
Половина пятого, и стрелка минуты на шесть.
It's a little after ten o'clock.
Это немного после десяти часов.
Quarter till seven in the evening.
Половина седьмого вечера.
It's nearly midnight.
Близится полночь.
The time is exactly one.
Время ровно один.
It's about eight-thirty.
В это время差不多八点半。
It's just before two o'clock.
Это ровно два часа.
Half past noon, and the minute hand is on twelve.
Половина двенадцатого, и минутная стрелка на двойке.
It's almost nine thirty-five.
Полно тридцать пять.
Quarter to one in the afternoon.
Полдцатого часа дня.
It's a quarter to six in the morning.
Полночь пять минут шесть утра.
The time is around four fifteen.
Время около четырёх пятнадцати.
It's about eight twenty.
Это ровно восемь двадцать.
It's just after three-thirty.
Точь-в-точь три сорок три.
Half past five, and the minute hand is on ten.
Половина шестого, и стрелка минуты на десять.