Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

How to say "now" in Russian

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теперь

Meaning: now, nowadays, today

Pronunciation: [tee-PYEHR']

Part of speech: adverb

Rank: #96 (see frequency list)

Many people learn Russian nowadays.
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Example sentences:

Тепéрь мнóгие у́чат ру́сский язы́к.
Many people learn Russian nowadays.
И чтo ты тепéрь бу́дешь дéлать?
So, what are you going to do now?
Рáньше он не ел фру́кты, а тепéрь да.
He didn't use to eat fruit and now he does.
Тепéрь я понялá, что случи́лось!
Now I've understood what happened!
И что тепéрь?
And now what?
Тепéрь, когдá ты знáeшь всë об э́той истóрии, какóe твоë мнéние?
Now that you know everything about this case, what is your opinion about it?
А тепéрь - Нóвости дня.
And now coming News of the day.

Idioms and set expressions:

не тепéрь = not now
тепéрь же = right now
тепéрь, когдá = now that

Related words:

сегóдня = today
сейчác = now, nowadays
тогдá = then
тепéрешний = present, of today

Proverbs and sayings:

Рáньше цéрковь да винó, а тепéрь клуб да кинó.
In the past there were church and wine, and now there are club and cinema.
Кáбы лю́ди не смани́ли, и тепéрь бы люби́ла.
If people hadn't distracted your mind, you'd still love me.

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