There will be times when you'll choose another form of transportation besides the metro. The following phrases will come in handy.
| е́хать на |
авто́бусе тролле́йбусе трамва́е маши́не такси́́́́ метро́ |
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Я е́ду на авто́бусе. | I'm taking the bus. |
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Ты е́дешь на тролле́йбусе. | You're taking the trolley. |
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Он е́дет на трамва́е. | He's taking the tram. |
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Она́ е́дет на маши́не. | She's taking a car. |
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Мы е́дем на такси́. | We're taking a taxi. |
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Вы е́дете на метро́. | You're taking the metro. |
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Они́ е́дут на микроавто́бусе. | They're taking the van. |
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Туда́ мо́жно дое́хать на метро́ и́ли на авто́бусе. | You can get there by metro or by bus. |
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Туда́ мо́жно дое́хать на тролле́йбусе и́ли на трамва́е. | You can get there by trolley or by tram. |
Your instructor will ask you what form of transportation you prefer to use.
Answer, using the following models, first in the affirmative:
P. Вы хоти́те е́хать на маши́не?
А. Да, на маши́не.
| 1. | a car | 2. | a bus | 3. | a taxi | 4. | a tram | 5. | the metro |
Now answer in the negative, according to the model:
P. Вы хоти́те е́хать на маши́не?
А. Нет, на авто́бусе.
| 1. | a car (the metro) | 2. | a bus (a car) | 3. | a taxi ( a bus) |
| 4. | a tram (a trolley) | 5. | the metro (a tram) |
Using the models below, ask what the best possible form of transportation is for you to use.
А. Туда́ лу́чше е́хать на авто́бусе и́ли на трамва́е?
Р. Лу́чше на трамва́е.
The metro vs a bus
A bus vs a trolley
A car vs the metro
A tram vs a trolley
The metro vs a taxi
Using a map of the Moscow metro, describe the routes you'll be taking in each of the scenarios.
You went out to «Коло́менское» by taxi with your friends, but now you'd like to use the metro to get back. They're staying at the hotel "Radisson-Slavyanskaya"(Meтpó «Ки́евская»).
You're with a group of students at МГУ (метро́ «Университе́т») and they want to show you the Lenin Library (метро «Библиоте́ка им. Ле́нина»).
You're working late at the Embassy (метро́ «Краснопре́сненская») and won't have time to go home before the ballet at the Bolshoi (метро «Охо́тный ряд»).
You meet your business partner just in on the train from Minsk ( метро́ «Белору́сская») and you need to get to the exhibit halls at the All-Russian Exhibition Center (ВВЦ, метро́ «ВДНХ»).