Archives for: "December 2008"
Новый год — 2008
The Russian word for New Year is Новый год. New Year's is a time when friends and family come together to mark the beginning of a new and exciting year. Because many Russians celebrate Christmas on January 7th, there is no need to buy a Christmas tree… more »
Который час? Сколько времени? (четверть седьмого)
One way to say that it is a quarter past the hour is to use the word for quarter which is четверть. Since the hour between 12:00 and 1:00 is considered the first hour, 12:15 is четверть первого. You will notice that первого is in the genitive case.… more »
Который час? Сколько времени? (половина седьмого)
One way to say that it is half past the hour is to use the word for half which is половина. Since the hour between 12:00 and 1:00 is considered the first hour, 12:30 is половина первого. You will notice that первого is in the genitve case. That's… more »
Который час? Сколько времени? (шесть часов)
If you want to answer the question «Который час?» or «Сколько времени?» when the time is right on the hour, the phrases are: Сейчас час. It is now one o'clock. Сейчас два часа. It is now two o'clock. Сейчас три часа. It is now three o'clock. Сейчас… more »
Который час? Сколько времени? (шестой час)
There are many ways to answer the questions «Который час?» and «Сколько времени?» The easiest way is also the strangest way to the American way of thinking, using an ordinal number followed by the word час hour: Который час? What time is it? Шестой час.… more »