вон там
over there
Свободный столик вон там, у окна.
There's a free table over there by the window.
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Adverb · A1 · very common
там
Translation of там
there
Russian word in Latin letters: tam
Meaning of там
Russian
в том месте, на том месте
English
in that place
Pronunciation
Russian · Male
[ˈtam]
Russian · Female
Traps and common mistakes
Там or туда?
туда
туда = to that place (with movement)
Don't mix them up. Going somewhere — туда; being somewhere — там.
Завтра я снова поеду туда.
Tomorrow I'll go there again.
Я был там вчера.
I was there yesterday.
Collocations with там
Common Russian phrases grouped by meaning, with example sentences. Green words open their own page.
7 collocations
Pointing to a place
там же
in the same place
Я купил куртку там же, где и ты.
I bought my jacket in the same place as you.
- там наверхуup there
- там внизуdown there
All over the place
тут и там
here and there
В парке тут и там лежали жёлтые листья.
Yellow leaves lay here and there in the park.
там и сям
here and there
По комнате там и сям валялись игрушки.
Toys were scattered here and there around the room.
Waiting to see
там видно будет
we'll see
Сначала сдадим экзамены, а там видно будет.
First we'll pass our exams, and then we'll see.
Example sentences with там
- 1там видно будет
Пока не знаю, куда поедем летом, там видно будет.
I don't know yet where we're going this summer, we'll see.
Words related to там
- туда́tudáadverb · (to) thereтам = where; туда́ = where to: Я иду́ туда́.
- отту́даottúdaadverb · from there
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The station is over there, next to the park.
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Станция там, рядом с парком.
I left my bag there by the door.
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Я оставил свою сумку там, у двери.
там synonyms
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What's the difference between там, вот там, and вон
В
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вот там
Pointing: right there.
В
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вон
Colloquial, pointing at something you can see.
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там meaning: what does it mean?
in that place
там pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
там is pronounced as [ˈtam]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
там definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
The station is over there, next to the park. Translation: Станция там, рядом с парком.
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