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Learn Hardcore Russian: около - near

Hardcore Russian
/Lesson 27
/около

около

Word

около

Meaning

near

Part of speech

preposition

Pronunciation

Course

Hardcore Russian

Lesson

Usages of около

Мы стояли в пробке около моста.

We were stuck in a traffic jam near the bridge.

Мы живём около метро, поэтому неудобно брать такси.

We live near the metro, so it is inconvenient to take a taxi.

Она попала в пробку около моста, поэтому не успела на поезд.

She got stuck in a traffic jam near the bridge, so she didn’t catch the train.

Я достала иголку и белую нитку, потому что на куртке около шва появилась дырка.

I took out a needle and white thread because a hole had appeared in the jacket near the seam.

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