Places You Go To
All twelve words below take the same two frames you have just learned:
в or на + accusative — motion: Мы идём *в цирк.* в or на + prepositional — location: *Мы в цирке.*
Buildings and Institutions
| word | |
|---|---|
| институт | institute |
| общежитие | student hostel, dormitory |
| аудитория | lecture hall |
| гостиница | hotel |
Аудитория is a false friend: it is the ROOM, not the people in it. The audience at a concert is a different word.
| The lecture is in the lecture hall. | Лекция в аудитории. |
Out and About
Цирк and зоопарк are both borrowed and both behave like ordinary masculine nouns. Киоск is the small street kiosk that sells newspapers, drinks and cigarettes — a fixture of any Russian street.
| I buy a newspaper at the kiosk. | Я покупаю газету в киоске. |
On the Map
Проспект is a grand avenue — wider and more important than an улица. Памятник is a monument, and дворец a palace.
Note that памятник takes на площади, on the square, because Russian uses на for open spaces.
| The monument is on the square. | Памятник на площади. |
Arriving and Departing
Станция is a station — a metro station or a small railway station. The big main railway terminal is the вокзал you already know. Аэропорт is the airport, and it takes в.
| We are going to the airport. | Мы едем в аэропорт. |
