When you learn Russian, knowing how to talk about time and weather is really helpful. Here’s a simple guide with the common words and phrases you need.

Common Words for Time and Weather

Time Words:

• часы (chasy) – clock
• время (vremya) – time
• утро (utro) – morning
• день (den') – day
• вечер (vecher) – evening
• ночь (noch') – night
• сегодня (segodnya) – today
• завтра (zavtra) – tomorrow
• вчера (vchera) – yesterday
• неделя (nedelya) – week

Weather Words:

• погода (pogoda) – weather
• солнечно (solnechno) – sunny
• дождь (dozhd') – rain
• снег (sneg) – snow
• ветер (veter) – wind
• облачно (oblachno) – cloudy
• холодно (kholodno) – cold
• жарко (zharko) – hot

Basic Grammar Tips

1. Verb Forms:

   • Present: "Сейчас холодно." (It is cold now.)
   • Past: "Вчера было жарко." (It was hot yesterday.)
   • Future: "Завтра будет солнечно." (It will be sunny tomorrow.)

2. Types of Verbs:

   • Ongoing action: "Я жду дождя." (I am waiting for the rain.)
   • Completed action: "Я подожду дождь." (I will wait for the rain.)

3. Using Cases:

   • Nominative: "Это время." (This is time.)
   • Accusative: "Я вижу погоду." (I see the weather.)
   • Genitive: "У меня нет времени." (I have no time.)
   • Dative: "Я дам времени." (I will give time.)
   • Instrumental: "Я говорю о погоде." (I am talking about the weather.)
   • Prepositional: "Мы говорим о климате." (We are talking about the climate.)

4. Adjectives:

   • "Сегодня холодная погода." (Today’s weather is cold.)
   • "Завтра жаркие дни." (Tomorrow will have hot days.)

5. Comparisons:

   • Comparing: "Сегодня погода холоднее, чем вчера." (Today’s weather is colder than yesterday.)
   • Superlative: "Это самое холодное утро." (This is the coldest morning.)

Making Sentences

• Using Connectors:

  • "Сегодня солнечно, поэтому я пойду гулять." (It’s sunny today, so I will go for a walk.)

• Asking Questions:

  • "Какая погода сегодня?" (What’s the weather today?)
  • Possible answer: "Сегодня холодно." (It’s cold today.)

Talking with Others

To practice, you can have conversations like these:

• A: "Какое у тебя завтра время?"

  • (What time do you have tomorrow?)

• B: "У меня завтра день свободен, погода хорошая."

  • (I have a free day tomorrow, and the weather is nice.)

You can also role-play different weather talks or time activities.

By using these words and simple grammar rules, you will get better at talking in Russian about time and weather. Enjoy learning!