Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

How to say "in" 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.

Meaning: in, to, at, into, inside

Pronunciation: [v]

Part of speech: preposition

Rank: #2 (see frequency list)

Example sentences:

Ма́ша идёт в шко́лу.
Masha is going to school.
В Росси́и о́чень сне́жные зи́мы.
There are a very snowy winters in Russia.
literal In Russia [there are] very snowy winters.
У А́нны день рожде́ния в ма́рте.
Anna's birthday is in March.
literal At Anna [there is] day [of] birth in March.
Ви́ктор пригласи́л меня́ в Эрмита́ж в пя́тницу.
Victor invited me to the Hermitage on Friday.
В четве́рг в четы́ре ча́са дня у меня́ делова́я встре́ча в о́фисе.
I have a business meeting at the office on Thursday at 4 p.m.
В конце́ концо́в всё зако́нчилось хорошо́.
In the end everything ended well.
Я люблю́ у́жинать в э́том рестора́не.
I like to dine at this restaurant.
В э́том фи́льме игра́ют знамени́тые актёры.
Famous actors play in this film.
Но́вый год в Росси́и – оди́н из гла́вных пра́здников.
New Year in Russia is one of the major holidays.
В до́ме мое́й ба́бушки больша́я колле́кция карти́н.
In my grandmother's house there is a large collection of paintings.

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