вот

Daily used word (top 100)

here is, here are, this is, there, there you go
presenting or pointing something out
Вот мои ключи.
Here are my keys.

Usage info

вот is a very common Russian discourse particle / deictic word. It doesn’t translate 1-to-1; English uses different words depending on function.

Its translation is extremely context-dependent, it is often omitted in natural English translation and closely tied to gesture, intonation, or discourse flow.

Examples

Вот дом, где он жил.Here's the house where he lived.

А вот и авто́бус!Here comes the bus!

Э́то не нож. Вот Э́ТО - э́то нож.That's not a knife. THIS is a knife.

И вот тогда меня посети́ла хоро́шая иде́я.A good idea occurred to me just then.

Вот мой ключ.Here is my key.

Вот э́то да. Каки́е чуде́сные пода́рки! Как я рад!Now this is something. What wonderful presents! Boy am I happy!

Вот! Она идёт!There! She comes!

Ну вот мы и на ста́нции Химэдзи.Here we are at Himeji Station.

Вот уже десять лет, как я уе́хал из Япо́нии.It has been ten years since I left Japan.

А, так вот как до́ят коро́ву?Ah, so that's how you milk a cow?

Fixed expressions

вот так
like this

Related words

э́то-то́
that is

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Contributions

Michel edited translation 2 months ago.
Michel edited translation 2 months ago.
michel edited usage info and related words 2 months ago.
michel edited usage info 2 months ago.

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are go here is there this you