Table Of Contents
- Asking For Directions
- Relative Position From Visible Landmarks
- Go West: Directions To Get Closer
- So Near And Yet So Far: Distance To Target Location
Asking For Directions
Question Где (where?) asks for location or direction.
Russians use different verb for walking and travelling by vehicle. The variants of идти ask about walking somewhere, while ехать means riding a vehicle. For more details, see verbs of motion.
When approaching strangers, the inquiry can be made more polite with...
Relative Positions
On the left:слева от + genitive
On the right: справа от + genitive
Next to: рядом с + instrumental
Between: между + instrumental и instrumental
On the oppositve:напротив + genitive
Through, across: через + accusative
In front of: перед + instrumental
Behind: за + instrumental
The Relative And Absolute Directions
To the left: направо
To the right: налево
North | East | South | West | |
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Noun ("North") | север | восток | юг | запад |
Adjective ("Northern") | северный | восточный | южный | западный |
Adverb ("To the North") | севернее | восточнее | южнее | западнее |
Distance
Far from: далеко от + genetive
Not far from:недалеко от + genitive
Farther (away): дальше
The nearest: ближайший