ти́хо
- 1.
quietly, softly, gently, faintly
Говори́ ти́хо, ребёнок спит.
Speak quietly, the child is asleep.
Of sound or voice: not loud.
- 2.
it is quiet, it is calm
В до́ме ти́хо.
It is quiet in the house.
Used as an impersonal predicate: 'it is quiet (somewhere)'.
- 3.
calmly, peacefully
Он ти́хо жил в дере́вне.
He lived peacefully in the countryside.
- 4.
slowly
Маши́на ти́хо е́хала по у́лице.
The car was driving slowly down the street.
Colloquial, mainly about movement or driving.
Examples
По воскресе́ньям тут очень тихо.
There's very little activity around here on Sundays.
Я шёл тихо, боясь разбуди́ть ребёнка.
I walked softly for fear of waking the baby.
Typical usagePRO
Speaking quietly
говори́ть ти́хо
speak quietly/softly
разгова́ривать ти́хо
talk quietly
сказа́ть ти́хо
say quietly/softly
отве́тить ти́хо
answer quietly/softly
Quiet actions and movement
идти́ ти́хо
walk quietly
войти ти́хо
come in quietly
закры́ть дверь ти́хо
close the door quietly
ступа́ть ти́хо
tread softly; step quietly
Sound level and atmosphere
му́зыка звучи́т ти́хо
the music is quiet; plays quietly
в кварти́ре ти́хо
it’s quiet in the apartment
ста́ло ти́хо
it became quiet
здесь ти́хо
it’s quiet here
Word familyти́хийPRO
- ти́хоquietly; it is quiet; calmly; slowly
- ти́хийquiet; quiet; peaceful; Pacific
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