Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

How to say "through" in Russian

This Russian word is one of the top 1000 words in Russian. The complete list of most common Russian words is available here.

через

Meaning: through, across, over, in, after, via, with, with the help of

Pronunciation: [CHYEH-ris]

Part of speech: preposition

Rank: #109 (see frequency list)

The dog is jumping through the hoop.
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Example sentences:

Чтóбы попáсть в аптéку, ну́жно перейти́ чéрез дорóгу.
To get to the pharmacy you have to cross the street.
Мы прошли́ чéрез лес и пришли́ на платфóрму.
We walked through the forest and came to the platform.
Пóезд идёт в Крáков чéрез Варшáву.
The train goes to Krakow via Warsaw.
Я дóлжен закóнчить проéкт чéрез два дня.
I have to finish the project in two days.
Мóжно скачáть файл чéрез Интернéт.
You can download the file through the Internet.

Idioms and set expressions:

чéрез нéкоторое врéмя = after a while
literal through some time
рабóтать чéрез день = to work every other day
literal to work in a day
чéрез не могу́ = with a great difficulty
чéрез пень-колóду = anyhow

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