Useful colloquial expression ‘когда как’

Когда как’ is one of the expressions which make you sound very natural in Russian. Its meaning may not be that obvious though.

The best translation for the expression ‘когда как’ is ‘it depends’. Normally you answer a question using ‘когда как’, if you want to say that something doesn’t happen on a regular basis, it depends on some factors (and you actually don’t have to name those factors). Here you can find a few examples.

Ты всегда встаёшь так рано? = Do you always get up this early?
Когда как. = It depends. / Sometimes yes, sometimes no.

Где ты обычно обедаешь? = Where do you usually have lunch?
Когда как. = It depends. (there is no any particular place)

Здесь зимой всегда так холодно?
Когда как. = It depends. / Sometimes yes, sometimes no.

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