4 Beyond the metro
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. |
4.1 Упражне́ние №8.
Your instructor will ask you what form of transportation you prefer to use.
Answer, using the following models, first in the affirmative:
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P. Вы хоти́те е́хать на маши́не?
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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:
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P. Вы хоти́те е́хать на маши́не?
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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) |
4.2 Упражне́ние №9.
Using the models below, ask what the best possible form of transportation is for you to use.
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А. Туда́ лу́чше е́хать на авто́бусе и́ли на трамва́е?
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Р. Лу́чше на трамва́е.
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The metro vs a bus
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A bus vs a trolley
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A car vs the metro
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A tram vs a trolley
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The metro vs a taxi
4.3 Упражне́ние №10.
Using a map of the Moscow metro, describe the routes you'll be taking in each of the scenarios.
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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»).
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You're with a group of students at МГУ (метро́ «Университе́т») and they want to show you the Lenin Library (метро «Библиоте́ка им. Ле́нина»).
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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»).
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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»).