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Capítulo 14
Time Expressions
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O que você vai aprender
Telling time and talking about days of the week. Using temporal markers in sentences.
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Dizer as horas em russo: A lógica da 'próxima hora'Russian time looks forward: 1:10 is 'ten of the second hour,' focusing on the hour currently in progress.
Exemplos-chave (2)
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Встретимся в половину восьмого?
Shall we meet at 7:30?
Dizer as horas em russo: A lógica da 'próxima hora'Dicas e truques (1)
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The 'Next Hour' Rule
Always look at the hour that is *coming up* when you are between 1 and 30 minutes. 8:15 is 15 minutes of the *9th* hour.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Dizer as horas em russo: A lógica da 'próxima hora'
Regras neste capítulo (1)
Prática rápida (3)
Fill in the correct form of the hour (1:10).
Сейчас десять минут ____ (второй).
✓ Correct!
✗ Not quite. Correct answer: второго
Minutes 1-30 require the next hour in the Genitive Ordinal form.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Dizer as horas em russo: A lógica da 'próxima hora'
Fix the mistake in this sentence for 4:55.
Find and fix the mistake:
Без пять пять.
✓ Correct!
✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Без пяти пять.
After 'без', the number of minutes must be in the Genitive case (пять -> пяти).
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Dizer as horas em russo: A lógica da 'próxima hora'
How do you say 2:30 in casual Russian?
Choose the correct phrase for 2:30:
✓ Correct!
✗ Not quite. Correct answer: Половина третьего
2:30 is 'half of the third hour' because you have completed 2 hours and are halfway through the 3rd.
frontend.learn_grammar.from_rule: Dizer as horas em russo: A lógica da 'próxima hora'
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Perguntas comuns (2)
The Genitive case shows that the minutes belong to the hour that is currently passing. For example, 'десять минут второго' literally means 'ten minutes of the second hour.'
Yes, you can! It is called the digital format. It's common in modern speech and texting, though the analog way is more 'native' sounding.
