Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

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Meaning: now, nowadays, today

Pronunciation: [tee-PYEHR']

Part of speech: adverb

Rank: #96 (see frequency list)

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• 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.

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

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

• 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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