This vocabulary lesson will teach you the Russian words for buildings, monuments, streets and vehicles, as well as talking about different modes of public transportation.

This lesson is part of the chapter “Learning Russian“.

Cities & Traffic in Russian

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Shops, Buildings and Institutions

EnglishRussianRussian
(Romanization)		Russian
(Stress)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
shopмагазинmagazinmagazin
department storeунивермагunivermagunivermag
kioskларёк
киоск		lariok
kiosk		lariok
kiosk
bakeryбулочнаяbulochnayabulochnaya
confectioneryкондитерскаяkonditerskayakonditerskaya
butcher’sмясорубкаmiasorubkamiasorubka
marketрынок
базар		rynok
bazar		rynok
bazar
libraryбиблиотекаbibliotiekabibliotieka
churchцерковь
костёль
Кирха		tsierkov'
kostiol'
kirkha		tsierkov’
kostiol’
kirkha

cinemaкиноkinokino
theaterтеатрteatrteatr
hotelгостиница
отель		gostinitsa
otel'		gostinitsa
otel’
bankбанкbankbank
schoolшколаshkolashkola
universityуниверситетuniversitietuniversitiet
kindergartenдетский садdietskiy saddietskiy sad
chemist’s / drugstoreаптекаaptiekaaptieka
hospitalбольница
госпиталь		bol'nitsa
gospital'		bol’nitsa
gospital’

Cities and Places

EnglishRussianRussian
(Romanization)		Russian
(Stress)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
town / cityгородgorodgorod
houseдомdomdom
buildingдомdomdom
street / roadулица
дорога		ulitsa
doroga 		ulitsa
doroga
avenueпроспектprospiektprospiekt
bridgeмостmostmost
center/city centerцентрtsientrtsientr
crossingперекрёстокperekriostokperekriostok
squareплощадьploshchad'ploshchad’
parkпаркparkpark
landmark / sightпамятникpamiatnikpamiatnik
monumentпамятникpamiatnikpamiatnik

Traffic, Vehicles and Transportation

EnglishRussianRussian
(Romanization)		Russian
(Stress)		Pronunciation
(Audio)
vehicleмашинаmashinamashina
carмашина
автомобиль		mashina
avtomobil'		mashina
avtomobil’
trainпоездpoyezdpoyezd
busавтобусavtobusavtobus
tramтрамвайtramvaytramvay
metroметро
метрополитен		mietro
mietropolitien		mietro
mietropolitien
bicycleвелосипедvielosipiedvielosipied
motorbikeмотоциклmototsiklmototsikl
taxiтаксиtaksitaksi
airplaneсамолётsamoliotsamoliot
shipкорабль
паром
теплоход		korabl'
parom
tieplokhod		korabl’
parom
tieplokhod

(train) stationвокзалvokzalvokzal
main stationглавный вокзалglavnyy vokzalglavnyy vokzal
stopостановкаostanovkaostanovka
station / stopостановкаostanovkaostanovka
parking areaстоянкаstoyankastoyanka
petrol stationбензоколонкаbienzokolonkabienzokolonka
(to) go by carезжать на машине
ездить на машине		yezzhat' na mashinie
yesdit' na mashinie		yezzhat’ na mashinie
yezdit’ na mashinie
(to) go by motorbikeкататься на мотоциклеkatat'sia na mototsikliekatat’sia na mototsiklie
(to) go by bikeкататься на велосипедеkatak'sia na vielocipiediekatat'sia na vielosipiedie
(to) go by busезжать на автобусе
ездить на автобусе		yezzhat' na avtobusie
yezdit' na avtobusie		yezzhat' na avtobusie
yezdit’ na avtobusie
(to) go by metroезжать на метро
ездить на метро		yezzhat' na mietro
yezdit' na mietro		yezzhat' na mietro
yezdit’ na mietro

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