How to say time in Russian - Translation and Examples - Word время

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This Rusian word is one of the top 1000 words in Russian. The complete list of most common Russian words is available here.

время

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Meaning: time, season, age, times, tense

Pronunciation: [VRYEH-myah]

Part of speech: noun

Rank: #56 (see frequency list)



Wooden hourglass symbolizing time.
Photo by S Sepp, licensed under CC-SA3.0
 Example sentences:
  • Ско́лько вре́мени?
  • What is the time?
  •  literal  How much time?
  • Моско́вское вре́мя 7 часо́в 20 мину́т утра́.
  • Moscow time is 20 minutes past 7 AM.
  • Мой дру́г мно́го вре́мени прово́дит на рабо́те.
  • My friend spends a lot of time at work.
  • У меня́ бу́дет вре́мя на выходны́х.
  • I'll have time this weekend.
  • Бы́ло вре́мя когда́ лю́ди ду́мали, что земля́ пло́ская.
  • There was a time when people thought that the Earth was flat.
  • Утро -- лу́чшее вре́мя су́ток.
  • Morning is the best time of the day.
  • Мой кот спит всё вре́мя.
  • My cat sleeps all the time.
  • В свобо́дное вре́мя я люблю́ чита́ть.
  • I like to read in my spare time.
  • Ле́то -- моё люби́мое вре́мя го́да.
  • Summer is my favourite season.
  •  literal  Summer -- my favorite time of the year.
 Idioms and set expressions:
  • в последнее время = lately, recently
      literal  in recent time
  • время от времени = from time to time
  • одно время = at one time
  • в то время как = while
      literal  at the time when
  • в настоящее время = at present, today
      literal  at present time
  • во время = during
  • в своё время = in its/my/his time; in good time
  • на первое время = for a start
      literal  for first time
  • в первое время = at first
  • самое время = it's high time; season
      literal  the very time
  • со временем = in due course; as the time passes
      literal  with time
  • тем временем = meanwhile
      literal  [with] that time
  • раньше времени = prematurely; too soon
      literal  ahead of time
  • время года = season
      literal  time of the year
  • проводить время без дела = to waste time, not to do a day's work
      literal  to spend time without business
  • с незапамятных времен = from time beyond all memory
  • убивать время = to kill time; to while away one's time
 Proverbs and sayings:
  • Аппетит приходит во время еды.
  • Appetite comes during a meal.
  • Время дороже золота.
  • Time is money.
  •  literal  Time is more expensive than gold.
  • Время -- лучший лекарь.
  • Time is great healer.
  •  literal  Time is the best doctor.
  • Времена меняются.
  • Times change.
  • Время не щадит ничего.
  • Time will crumble to dust everything.
  • Время терпит.
  • We can take our time.
  • Всему своё время.
  • All in good time.
  • Всякому овощу своё время.
  • Every vegetable knows its time.
  • Придёт время, прорастёт и семя.
  • There will come a time when the seed will sprout.
  • Делу время, потехе час.
  • There's a time for work and a time for play.
  •  literal  Time for business, hour for play.
  • Потерянного времени не вернешь.
  • Lost time is never found again.
 Other forms of the word (declensions):
Case Singular Plural
Nominativeвре́мявремена́
Genitiveвре́менивремён
Dativeвре́менивремена́м
Accusativeвре́мявремена́
Instrumentalвре́менемвремена́ми
Prepositionalвре́менивремена́х

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