Bedeutung
Using a phone to speak with someone.
Kultureller Hintergrund
The 'Алло' (Allo) greeting is universal. Even in formal business, it's the standard way to pick up the phone. It's often followed by 'Слушаю' (I'm listening). The stress in 'звонит' is a major social marker. Using 'звОнит' instead of 'звонИт' can make a person seem less educated to some listeners. Russians often don't introduce themselves immediately when calling friends. They expect the other person to recognize their voice. It is common to ask 'Тебе удобно говорить?' (Is it convenient for you to talk?) at the start of a call, as people often answer even when busy.
Drop the 'Phone'
In 90% of casual conversations, you can just say 'позвонить'. The 'по телефону' part is mostly for clarity or formality.
The Stress Trap
Never stress the first syllable of 'звонит'. It's a very common mistake that sounds jarring to native speakers.
Bedeutung
Using a phone to speak with someone.
Drop the 'Phone'
In 90% of casual conversations, you can just say 'позвонить'. The 'по телефону' part is mostly for clarity or formality.
The Stress Trap
Never stress the first syllable of 'звонит'. It's a very common mistake that sounds jarring to native speakers.
The 'Allo' Rule
Always start your call with 'Алло'. It's the standard signal that you can hear the other person.
Teste dich selbst
Fill in the missing preposition and the correct form of 'телефон'.
Я хочу позвонить ____ ___________.
The preposition 'по' followed by the Dative case is the standard way to express 'by phone'.
Choose the correct form of the verb 'позвонить' for the pronoun 'Мы'.
Завтра мы ________ по телефону в банк.
The 'мы' form of the future tense of 'позвонить' is 'позвоним'.
Match the Russian phrase with its English equivalent.
Match the following:
These are common variations of the phone-calling theme.
Complete the dialogue with the most natural phrase.
— Как мне связаться с директором? — Лучше всего ________.
Calling by phone is the most professional and logical way to contact a director in this context.
Which phrase is best for a formal business call?
You need to tell a client you will call them at 10 AM.
The use of 'вам' and the full phrase 'позвонить по телефону' makes it formal and clear.
🎉 Ergebnis: /5
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Aufgabensammlung
5 AufgabenЯ хочу позвонить ____ ___________.
The preposition 'по' followed by the Dative case is the standard way to express 'by phone'.
Завтра мы ________ по телефону в банк.
The 'мы' form of the future tense of 'позвонить' is 'позвоним'.
Ordne jedem Element links seinen Partner rechts zu:
These are common variations of the phone-calling theme.
— Как мне связаться с директором? — Лучше всего ________.
Calling by phone is the most professional and logical way to contact a director in this context.
You need to tell a client you will call them at 10 AM.
The use of 'вам' and the full phrase 'позвонить по телефону' makes it formal and clear.
🎉 Ergebnis: /5
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenIt is neutral to slightly formal. In very casual speech, people just say 'позвонить'.
Yes, but it usually means you are calling a specific device (e.g., 'Call my mobile phone').
'Звонить' is imperfective (habitual or ongoing), 'позвонить' is perfective (a one-time completed action).
Use the verb 'перезвонить': 'Я тебе перезвоню'.
Yes, it's very common to say 'позвонить по WhatsApp'.
In Russian, 'по' indicates the medium or channel through which an action happens.
It's not rude, but it's very informal. Use it only with close friends.
It means 'to get in touch by phone' and implies both people will participate in making the call happen.
Usually, people say 'созвониться по видео' or 'позвонить по зуму'.
Say: 'Можно ваш номер телефона?'
Verwandte Redewendungen
Перезвонить
builds onTo call back
Дозвониться
specialized formTo successfully reach someone by phone
Созвониться
similarTo have a mutual phone call
Набрать номер
synonymTo dial a number
Висеть на телефоне
idiomTo be on the phone for a long time
