Russian for English speakers Street · Lesson 5

It's in the north!

Russian directions — Это на севере! (It's in the north!) — with compass directions.

Conversation

  1. Yennifer Yennifer

    Город небольшой. На севере находится лес

    Gorod nebolʹšoj. Na severe nahoditsja les

    The city is small. There is a forest to the north

  2. Bolin Bolin

    А на северо-западе супермаркет

    A na severo-zapade supermarket

    To the northwest, there is a supermarket

  3. Yennifer Yennifer

    На юге школа

    Na juge škola

    To the south, there is a school

  4. Bolin Bolin

    А на юго-востоке больница. Не заблудишься

    A na jugo-vostoke bolʹnica. Ne zabludišʹsja

    To the southeast, there is a hospital. You won't get lost.

Common questions

Quick answers about this lesson's grammar and vocabulary.

Russian compass directions?

Север (north), юг (south), восток (east), запад (west). На севере = 'in the north'.

Russian для cardinal compass?

Northeast = северо-восток. Southwest = юго-запад. Northwest = северо-запад. Southeast = юго-восток.

Russian for distance/regional terms?

На севере страны (in the north of the country), на юге Европы (in southern Europe).

Test yourself

Pick the English translation for each line from this lesson. Wrong answers are pulled from other Russian lessons.

4 quick questions on what you just heard.