Lesson Vocabulary

Getting Around the City

This page reviews Russian vocabulary words and phrases as used in Lesson 5.

New Phrases

Поверните направо. Turn right.
Поверните налево. Turn left.
Идите прямо. Go straight.
Идите назад. Go back.
Идите вперёд. Go ahead.
Садитесь на автобус номер … Get on the bus number…
Вам надо сесть на автобус. You should get on the bus.
Вам надо выйти через одну остановку. You should get off at the stop after the next one.
Вам надо выйти через две (три/четыре) остановки. You should get off in two (three/four) stops.
Вам надо выйти через пять остановок. You should get off in five stops.
Вам надо пересесть на автобус номер... You have to switch to bus number
Доехать до конечной остановки. You have to get to the final stop.
Как доехать до…? How do I get to…?
Как дойти до ...? How can I walk to…?
Скажите , пожалуйста, где…? Can you tell me where … is?
Скажите, пожалуйста, как …? Can you tell me how … ?
Не за что. No problem.
Спасибо. Thank you.
Большое спасибо. Thank you very much.
Пожалуйста. You’re welcome!
Извините, вы не подскажете, где…? Excuse me, can you tell me where … is ?
Извините, вы не подскажете, как добраться (дойти, доехать) до … Excuse me, can you tell me how can I get (get by foot, drive) to … ?
Сколько времени это займёт? How long will it take?
Примерно час (2,3, 4 часа) About an hour (two, three, four hours).
Я опаздываю. I’m getting late.
Сколько стоит билет? How much is the ticket?


New Words

Прямо straight
Направо to the right
Налево to the left
Вперёд forward, ahead
Назад back, backwards
Квартал a block
Надо have to
Автобус a bus
Троллейбус a trolleybus
Остановка a (bus) stop
Такси taxi
Машина a car
Трамвай tram, street car
Находиться to be (located)
Доехать до to get to (by transportation)
дойти до to get to (by foot), to walk to
добраться до to get to (any means)
проехать to drive
пройти to walk
Пожалуйста You’re welcome!
Номер a number
Билет a ticket, fare
Потом later, after
Делать to make, to do
Пересадка a switch (between buses), transfer
удобно conveniently
конечный last, final
долго for a long time
идти пешком          to go by foot
ручка a pen; handle
книга a book
собака a dog
виза a visa
карта a map
позвонить to call
сигареты cigarettes
почта post office
рынок market



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