Thread: since

The word since in Russian I believe is expressed exclusively with the words:
1. c = since
2. с (того) момента = from the time

I thing that I listen the following:
"Прошло достаточно много времени как мы общались ..."
The expression in English is: It passed a lot of time since the time we communicated (implied: for a last time).
Is the word kak playing the role of since?

Also I want to write: It has passed a lot of time since the first e-mail I sent you (It is implied that this is the second e-mail):
Прошло достаточно много времени с моего первого сообщения
I pass the meaning I want?

Originally Posted by Antonio1986

"Прошло достаточно много времени как мы общались ..."
The expression in English is: It passed a lot of time since the time we communicated (implied: for a last time).
Is the word kak playing the role of since?

Yes, it's rather colloquial though and you're missing a comma before как, just saying

Originally Posted by Antonio1986

Also I want to write: It has passed a lot of time since the first e-mail I sent you (It is implied that this is the second e-mail):
Прошло достаточно много времени с моего первого сообщения
I pass the meaning I want?

That actually depends. You didn't really specified what type of "сообщение" you mean, so it can be ambiguous. If you truly want to express the meaning distinctively I'd recommend saying it like this:

Прошло много времени с того момента, как я отправил тебе (вам) электронное письмо.

Kind of like that, variations are possible as usual of course

Hope it helps

Originally Posted by iCake

Hope it helps

As always iCake

Originally Posted by Antonio1986

The word since in Russian I believe is expressed exclusively with the words:
1. c = since
2. с (того) момента = from the time

I thing that I listen the following:
"Прошло достаточно много времени как мы общались ..."
The expression in English is: It passed a lot of time since the time we communicated (implied: for a last time).
Is the word kak playing the role of since?

Also I want to write: It has passed a lot of time since the first e-mail I sent you (It is implied that this is the second e-mail):
Прошло достаточно много времени с моего первого сообщения
I pass the meaning I want?

For my taste, the best translation for "since" in Russian is "с тех пор, как" (or "с той поры, как"). For example: "It has passed a lot of time since the time we communicated"
is translated as: "Прошло достаточно много времени с тех пор, как мы общались"