To ask what time it is in Russian, you can say "Который час?" (Kotorýy chas?). This means "What hour is it?"

It’s the easiest way to check the time!

Vocabulary

Common Greetings and Goodbyes

• Привет (Privet) - Hi
• Здравствуйте (Zdravstvuyte) - Hello
• До свидания (Do svidaniya) - Goodbye

Knowing these greetings is helpful. You can start a conversation before asking about the time.

Numbers (1-10)

It’s important to know numbers to tell the time. Here are the numbers from 1 to 10:

• один (odin) - 1
• два (dva) - 2
• три (tri) - 3
• четыре (chetyre) - 4
• пять (pyat') - 5
• шесть (shest’) - 6
• семь (syem’) - 7
• восемь (vosem’) - 8
• девять (dyev'yat') - 9
• десять (dyesyat') - 10

You might also need these important words for telling time:

• половина (polovina) - half (used with hours)
• четверть (chetvert') - quarter

Basic Time Words

• Сейчас (Segodnya) - Now
• Утром (Utro) - In the morning
• Днем (Dnyom) - In the afternoon
• Вечером (Vecherom) - In the evening
• Ночью (Noych'yu) - At night

Putting It All Together

Practice these sentences to use time in conversations:

1. Который час? (Kotorýy chas?) - What time is it?
2. Сейчас три часа. (Segodnya tree chasa.) - It is three o’clock now.

Summary

By learning the phrase "Который час?" and some key words like numbers and time expressions, you’ll be ready to ask about the time in Russian!