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How do you ask 'What time is it?' in Russian?

Сколько времени? (skolko vremeni) asks the time.

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  1. Сколько это стоит? (skolko eto stoit)
  2. Как дела? (kak dela)
  3. Сколько времени? (skolko vremeni) ✔

Why: Сколько времени literally asks 'how much time?' Another common way is который час (kotory chas).

Huh, didn't know that: Wiktionary lists который час (kotory chas) as a synonym.

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Skolko vremeni is the question that starts and ends every train trip.
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Answer: Сколько времени? (skolko vremeni). Сколько времени literally asks 'how much time?' Another common way is который час (kotory chas).

  1. Wiktionary: сколько времени en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D0%BA%D0%BE_%D0%B2%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B8
    what time is it? synonym: который час
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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