Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

How to say "here" in Russian

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вот

Meaning: here, there, this is, that’s, there is

Pronunciation: [voht]

Part of speech: particle (Usage of здесь vs. вот)

Rank: #46 (see frequency list)

Example sentences:

Вот дом моего отца.
Here is my father's house.
Вот дерево, вот мальчик, вот дом.
Here is the tree, the boy, the house.
Вот и я.
Here I am.
Вот в чём вопрос.
That is the question.
Вот в чём пробле́ма.
This is where the problem is.
Вот вы где!
There you are!
Вот то, что вам нужно.
That's what you need.
Вот и всё, что мне известно.
And that's all I know.
Вот я то́же не пойму́.
Well, I don't understand either.
Так вот, он живёт в новой кварти́ре.
So (now then), he lives in a new apartment.
Вот и закончились выходные.
So the weekend has come to an end.
То́лько вот мне ка́жется, что он прав.
Only it seems to me that he's right.
А что да́льше бы́ло? А вот что!
So, what happened next? This is what!
Я ещё вот что хочу́ сказа́ть.
I have one more thing to say.
Вот чего он хотел.
That’s what he wanted.
Вот — окно Белого дома. Вот — стол за окном. А вот — документ.
Here is the window of the White House. Here is the table in the window. And here is the document.
Вот не́сколько реце́птов на за́втрак обе́д и́ли у́жи́н.
Here are several recipes for breakfast, dinner and supper.
Вот так, за́ пять мину́т до съёмок, роди́лся́ но́вый персона́ж.
This is how it is! A new character was born five minutes before the shooting.

Idioms and set expressions:

Вот вам! = there you are!
Вот именно! = That's it!; That's the idea!; Precisely!
Вот это да! = Wow!; Sakes alive!; Now, that's something like!
Вот! = Behold!; Lo!
вот так! = and that’s that!; that's the way
Вот как? = Really?
Вот так так! = By George!; well; really!
Так-то вот! = There!; That's that; So that's that
Вот так сюрприз! = What a surprise!
Вот и всё. = And that's all.
Вот так книга! = There's a nice book for you!
Вот так сказал! = That's a nice way of talking!; That's a nice thing to say!
Вот так история! = There's a pretty kettle of fish!; That's a nice business!
Вот так так! = Well!; Really!

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