около пяти
Translation of около пяти
around five
Meaning of около пяти
примерно в пять часов
at approximately five o'clock
Transcription and pronunciation of около пяти
о́коло пяти́
Stress: около — 1st syllable · пяти — 2nd syllable
- Transcription
- [ˈokələ pʲɪˈtʲi]
- In Latin letters
- okolo pyati
Traps and common mistakes
Около пять or около пяти?
около пяти
около + genitive: около пяти
Don't say «около пять». After около use the genitive — «около пяти».
Давай встретимся около пяти у метро.
Let's meet around five by the metro.
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I'll call you around five.
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Я позвоню тебе около пяти.
I finish work around five.
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Я заканчиваю работу около пяти.
около пяти synonyms
What's the difference between около пяти, примерно в пять, часов в пять, and в районе пяти
Same meaning, very common and neutral.
Colloquial: the number after the noun means about.
Colloquial, a little vaguer: somewhere around five.
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What does около пяти mean?
at approximately five o'clock
How do you pronounce около пяти?
около пяти is pronounced [ˈokələ pʲɪˈtʲi], in Latin letters “okolo pyati”.
How is около пяти used in a sentence?
I'll call you around five. Translation: Я позвоню тебе около пяти.
Is около пяти part of Adverbs of Frequency vocabulary?
Yes, около пяти (around five) can be learned in the Adverbs of Frequency topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
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