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Your Ultimate Guide to Russian Transportation

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Here is a comprehensive guide to getting around in Russian, focusing on transportation vocabulary and common phrases for directions:

Transportation Vocabulary in Russian

  • Автобус [av-to-BUS] — bus
  • Такси [tak-SI] — taxi
  • Поезд [po-YEZD] — train
  • Автомобиль [av-to-mo-BIL’] — car
  • Мотоцикл [MOTO-cikl] — motorcycle
  • Метро [me-TRO] — subway/metro
  • Троллейбус [tro-LEY-bus] — trolleybus
  • Трамвай [tram-VAY] — tram
  • Велосипед [velo-si-PED] — bicycle
  • Самолёт [sam-o-LYOT] — airplane
  • Вертолёт [ver-to-LYOT] — helicopter
  • Паром [pa-ROM] — ferry
  • Корабль [ko-rabl’] — ship

These are the main types of land, air, and water transportation one might need to know. 1, 2, 3

Common Direction Words

  • Где? (Gde?) — Where?
  • Здесь (Zdes’) — Here
  • Там (Tam) — There
  • Лево (Levo) — Left
  • Право (Pravo) — Right
  • Налево (Nalevo) — To the left
  • Направо (Napravo) — To the right
  • Прямо (Pryamo) — Straight
  • За поворотом (Za povorotom) — Around the corner
  • Позади (Pozadi) — Behind

Cardinal Directions

  • Север (Sever) — North
  • Юг (Yug) — South
  • Восток (Vostok) — East
  • Запад (Zapad) — West
  • Юго-запад (Yugo-zapad) — Southwest
  • Юго-восток (Yugo-vostok) — Southeast
  • Северо-запад (Severo-zapad) — Northwest
  • Северо-восток (Severo-vostok) — Northeast

Useful Phrases for Transportation and Directions

  • Где автобус? — Where is the bus?
  • Как добраться до метро? — How to get to the metro?
  • Сколько стоит билет? — How much is the ticket?
  • Остановите, пожалуйста — Stop, please (used on buses or marshrutkas)
  • Идите прямо — Go straight
  • Поверните направо — Turn right
  • Поверните налево — Turn left
  • Мне нужна помощь — I need help

Polite Phrases for Public Transport

  • Возьмите, пожалуйста (Voz’mite, pozhaluysta) — Please take (used when paying)
  • Будьте добры, остановите, пожалуйста (Bud’te dobry, ostanovite, pozhaluysta) — Kindly stop, please

This vocabulary and these phrases should enable someone to navigate transportation and ask for or give directions confidently in Russian. 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 1

If requested, a more detailed phrase list or pronunciation guide can be provided.

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