Russian Word of the Day
звонить
zvo-NEET • verb (imperfective) — 20th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: to call (on the phone); to ring
Examples
- Я позвоню тебе позже.
(I'll call you later.) - Он часто звонит маме по вечерам.
(He often calls his mother in the evenings.) - Телефон звонил весь вечер.
(The phone was ringing all evening.)
Synonyms
- позвонить
- созвониться
Use звонить to describe calling someone (imperfective = ongoing/repeated action). The typical construction is звонить + dative (звонить кому?): звонить маме, звонить другу. For a single or completed call use the perfective позвонить (e.g., я позвоню). Звонить can also mean 'to ring' (the phone rings).
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