Useful Russian phrases for places in the city, with audio, IPA, stress marks and an English-friendly pronunciation hint.
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Я ищу́ апте́ку.
I am looking for a pharmacy.
IPA /ˈja ɪˈɕːu ɐpˈtʲekʊ/
Say it YAH ih-SHCHOO up-TYEH-koo.
искать takes the accusative for a concrete thing (аптеку) but the genitive for something abstract or unspecified (помощи, работы).
Где здесь туале́т?
Where is the toilet here?
IPA /ˈɡdʲe ˈzʲdʲesʲ tʊɐˈlʲet/
Say it guh-DYEH ZDYES too-uh-LYET?
здесь softens the question — without it, Где туалет? is perfectly correct but very blunt.
Где ближа́йший банкома́т?
Where is the nearest cash machine?
IPA /ˈɡdʲe blʲɪˈʐajʂɨj bənkɐˈmat/
Say it guh-DYEH blih-ZHAY-shiy bun-kuh-MAHT?
Где по́чта?
Where is the post office?
IPA /ˈɡdʲe ˈpotɕtə/
Say it guh-DYEH POH-chtuh?
почта is one of the few feminine places that take на, not в: на почте for where it is, на почту for where you are going. В почте is a hard error.
Где банк?
Where is the bank?
IPA /ˈɡdʲe ˈbank/
Say it guh-DYEH BAHNK?
Здесь есть супермарке́т?
Is there a supermarket here?
IPA /ˈzʲdʲesʲ ˈjesʲtʲ sʊpʲɪrmɐrˈkʲet/
Say it ZDYES YEST soo-pihr-muhr-KYET?
Музе́й откры́т в понеде́льник?
Is the museum open on Monday?
IPA /mʊˈzʲej ɐtˈkrɨt f pənʲɪˈdʲelʲnʲɪk/
Say it moo-ZEY ut-KRIHT f puh-nih-DYEL-nik?
Days of the week take в + accusative: в понедельник, в субботу. The short form открыт is invariable, so it works for any gender.
Во ско́лько закрыва́ется музе́й?
What time does the museum close?
IPA /və ˈskolʲkə zəkrɨˈvajɪtsə mʊˈzʲej/
Say it vuh SKOHL-kuh zuh-krih-VAH-yih-tsyuh moo-ZEY?
во rather than в before ско-, and the reflexive -ся makes the verb intransitive: the museum closes itself.
Где вход?
Where is the entrance?
IPA /ˈɡdʲe ˈfxot/
Say it guh-DYEH fuh-KHOHT?
Где вы́ход?
Where is the exit?
IPA /ˈɡdʲe ˈvɨxət/
Say it guh-DYEH VIH-khut?
вход and выход differ only by prefix, and the prefix carries the whole meaning: в- "in", вы- "out".
Э́то центр го́рода?
Is this the city centre?
IPA /ˈɛtə ˈtsentr ˈɡorədə/
Say it EH-tuh TSENTR GOH-ruh-duh?
Где мо́жно купи́ть воду́?
Where can I buy some water?
IPA /ˈɡdʲe ˈmoʐnə kʊˈpʲitʲ vɐˈdu/
Say it guh-DYEH MOHZH-nuh koo-PEET vuh-DOO?
Где парк?
Where is the park?
IPA /ˈɡdʲe ˈpark/
Say it guh-DYEH PAHRK?
Каки́е достопримеча́тельности здесь есть?
What sights are there here?
IPA /kɐˈkʲijə dəstəprʲɪmʲɪˈtɕatʲɪlʲnəsʲtʲɪ ˈzʲdʲesʲ ˈjesʲtʲ/
Say it kuh-KEE-yuh duh-stuh-prih-mih-CHAH-til-nuh-stih ZDYES YEST?
A long word but a regular one: the stress stays on the second -а- in every form of достопримечательность.
