To say "It is a quarter to two," a Russian literally says "It is now without a quarter two." When speaking of a quarter to one, they usually leave the number "one" out and simply say "hour." When speaking of the other "quarter tos," they usually leave out the word "hour."
Here's the complete list of typical responses for times a quarter to the hour.
| Сейчас без четверти час. | It is now a quarter to one. |
| Сейчас без четверти два. | It is now a quarter to two. |
| Сейчас без четверти три. | It is now a quarter to three. |
| Сейчас без четверти четыре. | It is now a quarter to four. |
| Сейчас без четверти пять. | It is now a quarter to five. |
| Сейчас без четверти шесть. | It is now a quarter to six. |
| Сейчас без четверти семь. | It is now a quarter to seven. |
| Сейчас без четверти восемь. | It is now a quarter to eight. |
| Сейчас без четверти девять. | It is now a quarter to nine. |
| Сейчас без четверти десять. | It is now a quarter to ten. |
| Сейчас без четверти одиннадцать. | It is now a quarter to eleven. |
| Сейчас без четверти двенадцать. | It is now a quarter to twelve. |