вот

daily used word (top 100)

1.
here is, here are, this is, there, there you go
Вот мои ключи. - Here are my keys.
presenting or pointing something out

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

Лично мне вот э́тот больше нра́вится.For me, I like this better.

Я бы на вашем ме́сте купи́л вот тот.If I were you, I'd buy that one.

Вот э́то да!Wow!

Вот Ваш счёт.Here is your bill.

Вот мой ключ.Here is my key.

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

Да, а вот фотогра́фия фе́рмы, на кото́рой мы дои́ли коро́в.Yes, and here's a photo of the farm where we milked the cows.

Вот там мы мо́жем ви́деть це́рковь.We can see a church over there.

Вот почему я пришёл.This is the reason why I came here.

Вот так де́ло!What a business it is!

Fixed expressions

вот так
like this

Related words

э́то-то́
that is

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Contributions

Michel edited translation 5 months ago.
Michel edited translation 5 months ago.
michel edited usage info and related words 5 months ago.
michel edited usage info 5 months ago.

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More about the translations

are go here is there this you