Public Transport

1. Где остановка автобуса?

   Gde os-ta-nov-ka av-to-bu-sa?

   Where is the bus stop?

   Usage

   Asking for the location of a bus stop

   Grammar Note

   "остановка автобуса" uses the genitive: "stop of the bus". Same pattern: "остановка трамвая" (tram stop), "остановка троллейбуса" (trolleybus stop).

2. Сколько стоит проездной?

   Skol'-ko sto-it pro-yez-dnoy?

   How much does a transit pass cost?

   Usage

   Asking about the price of a transit pass

   Grammar Note

   "сколько стоит" is the standard phrase for "how much does it cost?". "стоит" is the 3rd person singular of "стоить" (to cost).

3. Этот автобус идёт до центра?

   E-tot av-to-bus i-dyot do tsen-tra?

   Does this bus go to the city centre?

   Usage

   Confirming if a bus goes to a certain destination

   Grammar Note

   "до + genitive" means "up to, as far as". "центра" is the genitive of "центр". Transport verbs: "идти" (on foot/bus/train), "ехать" (vehicle ride).

4. На какой станции мне выходить?

   Na ka-koy stan-tsi-i mne vy-kho-dit'?

   At which station should I get off?

   Usage

   Asking which station to get off at

   Grammar Note

   "мне + infinitive" expresses "I should/need to". "на + prepositional" indicates location on/at something.

5. Один билет до аэропорта, пожалуйста.

   O-din bi-let do a-e-ro-por-ta, po-zha-luy-sta.

   One ticket to the airport, please.

   Usage

   Buying a ticket at a counter or on a vehicle

   Grammar Note

   "один" is the masculine numeral one. "до + genitive" expresses destination. "пожалуйста" at the end adds politeness.

6. Когда отходит следующий автобус?

   Kog-da ot-kho-dit sle-du-yu-shchiy av-to-bus?

   When does the next bus depart?

   Usage

   Asking for the departure time of the next bus

   Grammar Note

   "отходить" is the verb for vehicles departing. "следующий" is the adjective from "следовать" (to follow), meaning "next".

7. Как проехать до Красной площади?

   Kak pro-ye-khat' do Kras-noy plosh-cha-di?

   How do I get to Red Square?

   Usage

   Asking how to get to a destination by transit

   Grammar Note

   "проехать" is used for travel by vehicle (vs. "пройти" on foot). "до + genitive" marks the destination.

8. Вы не скажете, где пересадка?

   Vy ne ska-zhe-te, gde pe-re-sad-ka?

   Could you tell me where the transfer is?

   Usage

   Politely asking about where to transfer lines

   Grammar Note

   "Вы не скажете...?" is a polite way to ask "could you tell me...?". Using the negative form softens the request.

9. Вызовите мне такси, пожалуйста.

   Vy-zo-vi-te mne tak-si, po-zha-luy-sta.

   Please call me a taxi.

   Usage

   Asking hotel staff or a shop assistant to call a taxi

   Grammar Note

   "такси" is an indeclinable noun (common in loanwords) — it never changes form. "вызвать" means to call/summon.

10. Я потерял(а) карточку метро.

    Ya po-te-ryal(-a) kar-toch-ku met-ro.

    I lost my metro card.

    Usage

    Reporting a lost metro card to a staff member

    Grammar Note

    Russian past tense agrees with the subject's gender: "потерял" (masculine speaker), "потеряла" (feminine speaker).

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