Электронная очередь открыта для записи на приём.

Literally, yes: электронная = electronic, and очередь = queue/line.

But in real usage, электронная очередь often means an online booking system or electronic queue management system, not just a physical line of people. In contexts like clinics, government offices, or service centers, it usually refers to a system where you book a slot or take a number electronically.

So a very literal translation may sound odd in English, even though the Russian wording is perfectly normal.

Because открыта is the short-form adjective and it agrees with очередь, which is:

• feminine
• singular

So:

• masculine: открыт
• feminine: открыта
• neuter: открыто
• plural: открыты

Here the subject is электронная очередь, and the head noun очередь is feminine, so the correct form is открыта.

Also, Russian often uses the short form of adjectives in sentences like this to mean is open, is ready, is available, etc.

This is a very common question.

• открыта = short form adjective, usually used as part of the predicate: is open
• открытая = full form adjective, usually used before a noun: open

Compare:

• Дверь открыта. = The door is open.
• Открытая дверь = an open door

In your sentence, the idea is The electronic queue is open..., so Russian uses the short form: открыта.

Because in Russian, the verb to be is usually omitted in the present tense.

So:

• Электронная очередь открыта literally looks like Electronic queue open
• but it means The electronic queue is open

This is completely normal in Russian.

In the past or future, Russian does use forms of быть:

• была открыта = was open
• будет открыта = will be open

Записи is in the genitive case because the preposition для requires the genitive.

So:

• для
  • genitive = for
• запись → записи

Examples:

• для работы = for work
• для студента = for the student
• для записи = for booking / for registration

So открыта для записи means open for booking/registration.

Because this is a fixed and very common expression:

• запись на приём = appointment booking / booking for an appointment

Here на is used with the accusative case, and приём in the accusative singular is still приём.

This phrase is idiomatic Russian. You learn it as a chunk:

• записаться на приём
• запись на приём
• талон на приём

In many service or medical contexts, на приём means for an appointment/consultation.

Приём has several meanings in Russian depending on context, such as:

• reception
• admission
• appointment
• consultation
• office hours
• technique/method in other contexts

Here, in запись на приём, it means something like:

• an appointment
• a consultation
• a scheduled visit, often with a doctor or official

So in a clinic, приём is the doctor’s appointment/consultation. In a government office, it can mean an appointment with an official.

Because the sentence uses a noun, not a verb.

• запись = booking, registration, appointment-making
• записаться = to book oneself, to sign up, to make an appointment

So:

• открыта для записи = open for booking
• можно записаться = you can make an appointment

Russian often prefers noun-based constructions in formal notices and announcements. That is why this sentence sounds like an official notice.

Yes, it sounds fairly formal and institutional.

It is the kind of thing you might see on:

• a clinic website
• a government services portal
• a hospital notice
• an online booking page

A more conversational version might be something like:

• Можно записаться на приём онлайн.
• Онлайн-запись на приём уже открыта.

But the original sentence is very natural for an official announcement.

Yes, grammatically очередь is the subject.

The structure is:

• Электронная очередь = subject
• открыта = predicate
• для записи на приём = purpose / complement

Even though the practical meaning is about appointment booking, the sentence is framed around the electronic queue/system being open.

That is common in Russian administrative language: the system or service is presented as the grammatical subject.

Yes, absolutely. That would also be natural, and in many contexts it may even sound more direct.

Compare:

• Электронная очередь открыта для записи на приём.
• Онлайн-запись на приём открыта.

The second version focuses more directly on online appointment booking, while the first focuses on the electronic queue/system.

Which one is better depends on the context and institutional wording.

Yes, Russian word order is fairly flexible, but the original order is the most neutral and standard for a notice.

Neutral version:

• Электронная очередь открыта для записи на приём.

Other possible orders could shift emphasis, for example:

• Для записи на приём открыта электронная очередь.

This sounds a bit more like For booking an appointment, the electronic queue is now open and puts slightly more focus on the purpose.

But for a standard announcement, the original word order is the most straightforward.

Technically, ё is the correct letter here: приём.

In many printed texts, Russian often replaces ё with е, so you may see:

• прием

But the correct pronunciation and dictionary form are приём.

For learners, it is very helpful to remember the ё, because it tells you the stress and pronunciation.

The stress is:

• электрОнная
• Очередь
• открытА
• для запИси
• на приЁм

So the whole sentence is pronounced approximately like:

электрОнная Очередь открытА для запИси на приЁм

Stress is important in Russian, especially with words like запись and приём.

Yes, depending on context.

It can refer to:

• the process of making an appointment
• the possibility of booking an appointment
• the booking service itself

For example:

• Запись на приём открыта. = Appointment booking is open.
• Запись на приём через интернет. = Appointment booking via the internet.

Russian often uses one noun phrase for both the action and the service/system behind it, and context tells you which shade of meaning is intended.