слы́шно

fairly common #1721C1

1.
one can hear, it is audible, you can hear
Отсю́да хорошо́ слы́шно ора́тора.
You can hear the speaker well from here.
Used predicatively, often impersonally with the accusative or a clause: «Слышно голоса».
2.
audibly
Она́ е́ле слы́шно прошепта́ла его и́мя.
She whispered his name barely audibly.
With verbs of speaking or sound, usually in «еле слышно» (barely audibly).
3.
they say, it is said, it is rumoured
Слы́шно, что он уезжа́ет за грани́цу.
They say he's going abroad.
Colloquial; introduces hearsay, often as «слышно, что…».

Examples

Вам слы́шно?
Can you hear it?
Вас очень хорошо слы́шно.
I can hear you loud and clear.
Мне бы́ло слы́шно, как они руга́ются.
I could hear them arguing.
Тебя не всем слы́шно.
Not everyone can hear you.
Мне вас слы́шно.
I can hear you.
Мне бы́ло слы́шно щебетание птиц за окно́м.
I could hear birds chirping outside my window.
В э́том оте́ле очень плоха́я шумоизоляция. Мне слы́шно, как челове́к в сосе́днем но́мере жуёт жва́чку!
The rooms in this hotel are really very bad at muffling sounds. I can hear my neighbor chewing his gum!
Вам э́то слы́шно?
Can you hear that?

слы́шноone can hear; audibly; they say
adverb
слы́шатьto hear; to hear (about); to smell
verbimperfective
слы́шныйaudible
adjective
услы́шатьto hear; to hear (about something)
verbperfective
заслы́шатьto catch (a sound); to get to hear (news); to catch the scent of
verbperfective