Useful Russian phrases for transport, with audio, IPA, stress marks and an English-friendly pronunciation hint.
Buses, trains, the metro and taxis, including the tickets and the stops.
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Где остано́вка авто́буса?
Where is the bus stop?
IPA /ˈɡdʲe əstɐˈnofkə ɐfˈtobʊsə/
Say it guh-DYEH uh-stuh-NOH-fkuh uh-FTOH-boo-suh?
The vehicle goes in the genitive after the place: остановка автобуса, станция метро, аэропорт города.
Како́й авто́бус идёт в центр?
Which bus goes to the centre?
IPA /kɐˈkoj ɐfˈtobʊs ɪˈdʲot f ˈtsentr/
Say it kuh-KOY uh-FTOH-boos ih-DYOHT f TSENTR?
идти is for going on foot or by any vehicle seen as moving along a route; a bus and a train both "go", they do not "ride".
Э́тот авто́бус идёт до вокза́ла?
Does this bus go to the station?
IPA /ˈɛtət ɐfˈtobʊs ɪˈdʲot də vɐɡˈzalə/
Say it EH-tut uh-FTOH-boos ih-DYOHT duh vug-ZAH-luh?
до + genitive marks the end point of a journey: до вокзала, до аэропорта.
Оди́н биле́т, пожа́луйста.
One ticket, please.
IPA /ɐˈdʲin bʲɪˈlʲet pɐˈʐalʊjstə/
Say it uh-DEEN bih-LYET, puh-ZHAH-luy-stuh.
один agrees in gender with the noun: один билет, одна минута, одно место.
Биле́т до Москвы́, пожа́луйста.
A ticket to Moscow, please.
IPA /bʲɪˈlʲet də mɐˈskvɨ pɐˈʐalʊjstə/
Say it bih-LYET duh muh-SKVIH, puh-ZHAH-luy-stuh.
A ticket TO a place uses до + genitive, not в + accusative: билет до Москвы. This is a fixed government and beginners get it wrong every time.
Ско́лько сто́ит прое́зд?
How much is the fare?
IPA /ˈskolʲkə ˈstoɪt prɐˈjezt/
Say it SKOHL-kuh STOH-it pruh-YEST?
Когда́ отправля́ется по́езд?
When does the train leave?
IPA /kɐɡˈda ətprɐˈvlʲajɪtsə ˈpojɪzt/
Say it kug-DAH ut-pruh-VLYAH-yih-tsyuh POH-yist?
The reflexive -ся here is not passive but intransitive: the train departs itself, so to speak. отправлять without -ся means "to send something".
С како́й платфо́рмы?
From which platform?
IPA /s kɐˈkoj plɐtˈformɨ/
Say it s kuh-KOY plut-FOHR-mih?
с + genitive is the counterpart of на + prepositional for platforms and stops: поезд с первой платформы.
Где ста́нция метро́?
Where is the metro station?
IPA /ˈɡdʲe ˈstantsɨjə mʲɪˈtro/
Say it guh-DYEH STAHN-tsih-yuh mih-TROH?
метро is indeclinable, so it never changes form and never takes a preposition of its own here.
Мне ну́жно вы́йти на сле́дующей остано́вке.
I need to get off at the next stop.
IPA /ˈmnʲe ˈnuʐnə ˈvɨjtʲɪ nə ˈslʲedʊjʊɕːɪj əstɐˈnofkʲə/
Say it muh-NYEH NOOZH-nuh VIY-tih nuh SLYEH-doo-yoo-shchiy uh-stuh-NOH-fkyuh.
After a verb of stepping off, the stop is prepositional with на: выйти на остановке. The perfective выйти is required because it is one completed action.
Вы́зовите мне такси́, пожа́луйста.
Could you call me a taxi, please?
IPA /ˈvɨzəvʲɪtʲə ˈmnʲe tɐkˈsʲi pɐˈʐalʊjstə/
Say it VIH-zuh-vih-tyuh muh-NYEH tuh-KSEE, puh-ZHAH-luy-stuh.
Останови́те здесь, пожа́луйста.
Stop here, please.
IPA /əstənɐˈvʲitʲə ˈzʲdʲesʲ pɐˈʐalʊjstə/
Say it uh-stuh-nuh-VEE-tyuh ZDYES, puh-ZHAH-luy-stuh.
Said from the back seat. The perfective остановите means "bring it to a stop", which is exactly what you want.
Э́то ме́сто свобо́дно?
Is this seat free?
IPA /ˈɛtə ˈmʲestə svɐˈbodnə/
Say it EH-tuh MYEH-stuh svuh-BOHD-nuh?
По́езд опа́здывает?
Is the train late?
IPA /ˈpojɪzt ɐˈpazdɨvəjɪt/
Say it POH-yist uh-PAH-zdih-vuh-yit?
опаздывать is imperfective and asks about a state of affairs; the perfective опоздать would ask whether it has already missed its slot.
