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Hour - translation, pronunciation and examples

hour
/ˈaʊə/

hour

🇺🇸 American English
/ˈaʊɚ/
🇬🇧 British English
/ˈaʊə/
🇷🇺 Russian
[t͡ɕas]
Meaning of hour

sixty minutes

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Part of speechnoun
Pronunciation/ˈaʊə/
CEFRA1
How important is this wordvery often
hour

When to use hour

one hour

один час

half an hour

полчаса

an hour later

час спустя

an hour ago

час назад

per hour

в час

hour usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Обычно я жду автобус примерно час.

I usually wait an hour for the bus.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Он никогда не тратит на домашнюю работу целый час.

He never spends a whole hour on his homework.

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hour belongs to the topic "Adverbs of Frequency". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

hourчас
rarelyредко
onceодин раз
every dayкаждый день
every monthкаждый месяц
right nowпрямо сейчас
secondсекунда

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What's the difference between hour / o'clock

🇬🇧English
hour

Basic unit of time equal to 60 minutes

A1Very Often

I will be there in an hour.

Я приду через час.

🇬🇧English

Used to say the exact hour on the clock (e.g., three o'clock)

A1Often

She arrives at seven o'clock.

Она приезжает в семь часов ровно.

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hour with Russian translation

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How to pronounce hour and what this word means

hour translation: час. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce hour

/ˈaʊə/

hour translation

час

hour examples

I usually wait an hour for the bus.

hour transcription

/ˈaʊə/, /ˈaʊɚ/

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hour meaning: what does it mean?

sixty minutes

hour pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

hour is pronounced as /ˈaʊə/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

hour definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

I usually wait an hour for the bus. Translation: Обычно я жду автобус примерно час.

Is hour part of Adverbs of Frequency vocabulary?

Yes, hour (час) 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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