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Time in Russian

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Yvettec
Just Starting

Joined: 06 Dec 2006
Posts: 3

Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 6:47 pm Post subject: Time in Russian

How do you tell time in Russian for half past, minutes after the hour?

Helga
Just Starting

Joined: 26 Nov 2006
Posts: 5
Location: north-west of russia

Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 11:29 pm Post subject:

That's easy, for example, 5.30 = полшестого/половина шестого (polshestogo/polovina shestogo) 5.10 = десять минут шестого (desyat' minut shestogo) - that's only before half hour 5.50 = без десяти шесть (bez desyati shest'). The rule is you must say "bez ... " when the time is past half hour.

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