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As a Russian language teacher with 20 years of experience, I know that learning how to tell time in Russian can be challenging for beginners. However, knowing how to express the time is an essential skill to have in any language. In this lesson, you will learn how to tell time in Russian, including how to say hours, minutes, and the difference between AM and PM.

Consider broadening your understanding by checking out these related lessons: Shopping & Flowers.

Vocabulary

Before we dive into telling time in Russian, let's first learn some vocabulary words that we will need to understand:

Час (chas) - hour
Минута (minute) - minute
Половина (polovina) - half (of an hour)
Кварт (kvart) - quarter (of an hour)
Утро (utro) - morning
День (den') - day
Вечер (vecher) - evening
Ночь (noch') - night
До (do) - before
После (posle) - after

Now that you know the important vocabulary words for telling time in Russian, let's learn how to express time.

Telling Time

One of the unique features of telling time in Russian is that you have to use different words for different parts of the day. Here are the basic phrases for telling time in Russian:

Сколько времени? (Skol'ko vremeni?) - What time is it?
Который час? (Kotoryy chas?) - What hour is it?

Below are some examples of how to express time in Russian:

Russian	Pronunciation	English
Десять часов	Desyat' chasov	Ten o'clock
Десять часов утра	Desyat' chasov utra	Ten o'clock in the morning
Двадцать три минуты	Dvadtsat' tri minuty	Twenty-three minutes past the hour
Девятнадцать часов пятнадцать минут	Devyatnadtsat' chasov pyatnadtsat' minut	Nineteen minutes past nine (in the evening)
Половина пятого утра	Polovina pyatogo utra	Half past four in the morning
Десять минут двенадцать	Desyat' minut dvenadtsat'	Twelve minutes to ten

Note that in Russian, you use the 24-hour format when telling military time (hours after noon). To convert a regular time, just add 12 hours. For example, 1 PM in regular time is 13:00 in military time.

To specify whether it is AM or PM (or morning, afternoon, evening, or night), use the following words:

утро (utro) - morning (before noon)
день (den') - day (noon until 6 PM)
вечер (vecher) - evening (6 PM until midnight)
ночь (noch') - night (midnight until morning)

To say "in the morning", "in the afternoon", "in the evening", or "at night", simply add the appropriate word after the time of day. For example:

Два часа дня (Dva chasa dnya) - Two o'clock in the afternoon
Семь часов вечера (Sem' chasov vechera) - Seven o'clock in the evening
Полночь (Polnoch') - Midnight

If you want to specify that something happens at a certain time, use the following construction:

В + nominative case for the hour (e.g. в один час (v odin chas) - at one o'clock)

Conclusion

Congratulations! You now know how to tell time in Russian. Practicing to express time in Russian is essential to mastering the language, so keep practicing until it becomes second nature. In the next lesson of the "Complete 0 to A1 Russian Course", we will be discussing the Nominative Case.

Excellent job on conquering this lesson! Consider delving into these related pages: Days of the week & Learning the Cyrillic Alphabet.

Table of Contents - Russian Course - 0 to A1

Course Presentation

Alphabet and Pronunciation

Basic Phrases and Greetings

Nouns and Gender

Numbers and Time

Cases and Prepositions

Family and Relationships

Verbs and Conjugation

Food and Dining

Russian Traditions and Holidays

Travel and Transportation

Adjectives and Adverbs

Hobbies and Leisure Activities

Russian Literature and Arts

Videos

Telling TIME in Russian - YouTube

Telling time in Russian (everything in 1 video) - YouTube

Beginning Russian. Грамматика: Telling Time On the Hour - YouTube

Other Lessons

Sources

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