Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

How to say "year" 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.

год

Meaning: year

Pronunciation: [goht]

Part of speech: noun (masculine noun)

Rank: #50 (see frequency list)



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 Example sentences:
  • Ка́ждый год мы е́здим в о́тпуск.
  • We go on vacation every year.
  • Андре́ю испо́лнился 21 год.
  • Andrey turned 21 years old.
  •  literal  [To] Andrey fulfilled 21 year.
  • Оди́н год состои́т из 365 дней.
  • One year consists of 365 days.
  • В високо́сном году́ 366 дней.
  • There are 366 days in a leap year.
  • Уче́бный год начина́ется в сентябре́.
  • The academic year starts in September.
  • С Но́вым го́дом!
  • Happy New Year!
  •  literal  [I congratulate] with New Year!
  • В Ри́о-де-Жане́йро со́лнце све́тит почти́ кру́глый год.
  • In Rio de Janeiro, the sun shines almost the whole year round.
  • Наступи́л 2008-й год.
  • The year 2008 has started.
  •  literal  Came 2008th year.
  • Он зако́нчит институ́т че́рез три го́да.
  • He will graduate in three years.
  •  literal  He will finish an institute in three years.
  • Где вы рабо́тали в про́шлом году́?
  • Where did you work last year?
  • Я роди́лся в 1990 году́.
  • I was born in 1990. (said by male)
  •  literal  I was born in 1990th year.
  • Мой брат старше меня́ на два го́да.
  • My brother is two years older than me.
  •  literal  My brother [is] older [than] me by two years.


 Idioms and set expressions:
  • круглый год = the whole year round
      literal  round year
  • Новый год = New Year
  • C Новым годом! = Happy New Year!
      literal  [I congratulate] with New Year!
  • из года в год = year in, year out; year after year
      literal  from year to year
  • в годах = middle-aged, advanced in years
      literal  in years
  • не по годам = beyond one's years
      literal  not by years
  • без году неделя = just recently, the other day
      literal  without [a] year [a] week
  • текущий год = current year
  • солнечный год = solar year
  • неурожайный год = year of bad harvest
  • три года тому назад = three years ago
  • в прошлом году = last year
  • уда́чный год = good year
      literal  successful year
 Proverbs and sayings:
  • Час упустишь, годом не наверстаешь.
  • Time doesn't wait.
  •  literal  Miss one hour, and you won't make it up with one year.
  • Годы берут свое.
  • Old age tells.
  •  literal  Years take [their] own.
  • День практики стоит года теории.
  • An ounce of practice is worth a pound of theory.
  •  literal  A day of practice is worth a year of theory.
  • Всякая тряпица в три года пригодится.
  • Keep a thing seven years and you will find a use for it.
  •  literal  Any rag will prove useful in three years.
 Other forms of the word (declensions):
Case Singular Plural
Nominativeго́дго́ды (года́)
Genitiveго́дагодо́в
Dativeго́дугода́м
Accusativeго́дго́ды (года́)
Instrumentalго́домгода́ми
Prepositionalго́де (в году́)года́х
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Word recordings: Copyright(c) 2006 Streit Goulnara, Streit Eric, Vion Nicolas. Copyright(c) 2007 S. Sakhno, N. Vion. Distributed under CC-BY.



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