Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

How to say "to call" in Russian

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позвонить

Meaning: to call, to ring

Pronunciation: [pah-zvah-NEET']

Part of speech: verb (perfective aspect)

Rank: #946 (see frequency list)

Example sentences:

Мне позвонили из банка.
I’ve got a phone call from the bank.
Завтра я позвоню своему другу из России.
Tomorrow I will call my friend from Russia.
Священник позвонил в колокол.
The priest rang the bell.

Verb conjugation:

Present Tense

The perfective verb позвонить is not used in the Present Tense. Use the imperfective verb звонить instead.

Past Tense

I, you (singular), he	позвони́л
she	позвони́ла
it	позвони́ло
we, you (plural), they	позвони́ли

Future Simple Tense

I	позвоню́
you (singular)	позвони́шь
he, she, it	позвони́т
we	позвони́м
you (plural)	позвони́те
they	позвоня́т

Future Compound Tense

The perfective verb позвонить is not used in the Future Compound Tense. Use the imperfective verb звонить instead.

Imperative Mood (Command Form)

you (singular)	позвони́
you (plural)	позвони́те

View full conjugation table for the verb pair звонить/позвонить

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