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| Yura: Top 25 Russian Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 17: What time is it? in Russian |
| Yura: In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for Russian learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations. |
| Yura: In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question "What time is it?" In Russian, this is.. |
| Svetlana: Который час? |
| The first word in the question is |
| Svetlana: Который |
| Yura: meaning something like "what" in English. |
| Svetlana: (Slow, by syllable) Который |
| Yura: Listen again and repeat. |
| Svetlana: Который |
| Yura: The pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is.. |
| Svetlana: час |
| Yura: meaning "hour" in English |
| Svetlana: (Slow, by syllable) час |
| Yura: Now repeat. |
| Svetlana: час |
| Yura: Master the following pattern and responses to the question "What time is it?" |
| Svetlana: Двенадцать часов. |
| Yura: "It's 12:00." Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Svetlana: (Slow) Двенадцать часов. |
| Yura: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word.. |
| Svetlana: двенадцать |
| Yura: meaning "twelve." |
| Svetlana: (Slow, by syllable) двенадцать |
| Yura: Now repeat |
| Svetlana: двенадцать |
| Yura: And next.. |
| Svetlana: час |
| Yura: meaning "o'clock." |
| Svetlana: (Slow, by syllable) час |
| Yura: Now repeat. |
| Svetlana: час |
| Yura: Listen to the speaker say, "It's 12:00" and then repeat. |
| Svetlana: Двенадцать часов. |
| Yura: To use a different phrase, replace 12:00 with 10 a.m. |
| Svetlana: Десять утра. |
| Yura: 10 a.m. |
| Svetlana: (slow) Десять утра (regular) десять утра |
| Yura: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 10 a.m. |
| Svetlana: Десять утра. |
| Yura: Simply replace twelve o'clock. Say It's 10 a.m. |
| Svetlana: Двенадцать часов. |
| Yura: To expand on the pattern, replace 10 a.m. with 1 p.m. |
| Svetlana: час дня |
| Yura: 1 p.m. |
| Svetlana: (slow) час дня (regular) час дня |
| Yura: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 1 p.m. |
| Svetlana: час дня |
| Yura: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 10 a.m. Say It's "1 p.m." |
| Svetlana: Час дня. |
| Yura: To expand on the pattern, replace 1 p.m. with 4 pm. |
| Svetlana: Четыре часа. |
| Yura: 4 o'clock |
| Svetlana: (slow) четыре часа (regular) четыре часа |
| Yura: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 4 o'clock. |
| Svetlana: Двенадцать часов. |
| Yura: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 1 p.m. Say "It's 4 pm" |
| Svetlana: Четыре часа. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Russia and someone asks you what time it is. It's 12:00. Respond to the question. |
| Svetlana: Который час? (five seconds) Двенадцать часов. |
| Yura: Now imagine it's 10 a.m. Respond to the question. |
| Svetlana: Который час? (five seconds) Десять утра. |
| Yura: Imagine it's 1 p.m. Answer the speaker's question. |
| Svetlana: Который час? (five seconds) Час дня. |
| Yura: Imagine it's 4 pm. Respond to the question. |
| Svetlana: Который час? (five seconds) Четыре часа. |
| Yura: You want to ask someone what time it is. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Svetlana: Который час? |
| Yura: This is the end of Lesson 17. |
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