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Russian words and phrases related to time.

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тому́ наза́д [ta-mú na-zát] Phrase

ago

Examples

  • Два́дцать лет тому́ наза́д мы друг дру́га не зна́ли.

    dvá-tsat' lyet ta-mú na-zát my druk drú-ga nye zná-lee

    Twenty years ago, we did not know each other.

  • Пять часо́в тому́ наза́д он утвержда́л обра́тное.

    pyat' chee-sóf ta-mú na-zát on ut-veerzh-dál ab-rát-na-ye

    Five hours ago he claimed the opposite.

за́втра [záft-ra] Adverb

tomorrow

Examples

  • Ты придёшь за́втра?

    ty pree-dyósh' záft-ra

    Will you come tomorrow?

  • За́втра днём я уезжа́ю.

    záft-ra dnyom ya u-eez-zhá-yu

    Tomorrow afternoon I'm leaving.

ско́ро [skó-ra] Adverb

soon

Examples

  • Ты ско́ро придёшь?

    ty skó-ra pree-dyósh'

    Are you coming soon?

  • Я верну́сь не ско́ро.

    ya veer-nús' nye skó-ra

    I will be back not soon.

сего́дня [see-vód-nya] Adverb

today

Examples

  • Все биле́ты на сего́дня про́даны.

    fsye bee-lyé-ty na see-vód-nya pró-da-ny

    All tickets for today are sold.

  • Что сего́дня, пя́тница?

    chto see-vód-nya, pyát-nee-tsa

    What is it today, Friday?

давно́ [dav-nó] Adverb

a long time ago

Examples

  • Я там давно́ не была́.

    ya tam dav-nó nye by-la

    I have not been there for a long time.

  • Ты давно́ после́дний раз маши́ну мыл?

    ty dav-nó pas-lyéd-neeî raz ma-shée-nu myl

    When was the last time you washed your car? (Lit.: Was it a long time ago you washed your car last time?)

вчера́ [fchee-rá] Adverb

yesterday

Examples

  • Он верну́лся вчера́.

    on veer-núl-sya fchee-rá

    He came back yesterday.

  • Вчера́ ве́чером мне позвони́л Ко́стя.

    fchee-rá vyé-chee-ram mnye paz-va-néel Kós-tya

    Yesterday evening Kostya called me.

про́шлое [prósh-la-ye] Noun, neuter

past

Examples

  • Про́шлого не вернёшь.

    prósh-la-va nye veer-nyósh

    The past can not be returned.

  • В недалёком про́шлом он был учи́телем.

    v nee-da-lyó-kam prósh-lam on byl u-chée-tee-lyem

    In the recent past he was a teacher.

високо́сный год [vee-sa-kós-nyî got] Phrase

leap year

Examples

  • 2016-й год был високо́сным.

    dvye tý-sya-chee sheest-na-tsa-tyî got byl vee-sa-kós-nym

    The year 2016 was a leap year.

  • 29-е февраля́ быва́ет то́лько в високо́сном году.

    dvá-tsat' dee-vyá-ta-ye fyev-ra-lyá by-vá-eet tól'-ka v vee-sa-kós-nam ga-dú

    February 29th happens only in a leap year.

вре́мя [vryé-mya] Noun, neuter

time

Examples

  • Вре́мени почти́ не оста́лось.

    vryé-mee-nee pach-tée nye as-tá-las'

    We have almost no time.

  • В како́е вре́мя мы за́втра встреча́емся?

    v ka-kó-ye vryé-mya my závt-ra vstree-chá-eem-sya

    What time do we meet tomorrow?

за́дним число́м [zád-neem chees-lóm] Phrase

post factum, backdating

Examples

  • Они́ подписа́ли контра́кт за́дним число́м.

    a-née pad-pee-sá-lee kant-rákt zád-neem chees-lóm

    They signed the contract backdated.

  • Мы то́лько за́дним число́м сообрази́ли в чём де́ло.

    my tól'-ka zád-neem chees-lóm sa-ab-ra-zée-lee v chom dyé-la

    We only figured out the matter later.

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