Prepositions in Russian
Prepositions in Russian: через (cherez, over), под (pod, under), в (f, into), из (iz, out of), сквозь (skvoz', through), за (za, behind), перед (pered, in front of), между (mezhdu, between), рядом с (ryadom s, next to). Below are all 18 prepositions from lessons 27 and 37 of the Flashcardly course, each with a picture and native audio.
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Lesson 27 · Movement & Position 3 12 words
- через cherez over
Кот прыгает через коробку.
Kot prygaet cherez korobku.
The cat jumps over the box.
- под pod under
Они живут под большим деревом.
Oni zhivut pod bol'shim derevom.
They live under a big tree.
- сквозь skvoz' through
Он проходит сквозь дверь.
On prokhodit skvoz' dver'.
He walks through the door.
- вдоль vdol' along
Мы гуляем вдоль пляжа.
My gulyaem vdol' plyazha.
We walk along the beach.
- вокруг vokrug around
Люди гуляют вокруг парка.
Lyudi gulyayut vokrug parka.
People walk around the park.
- через cherez across
Я иду через улицу.
Ya idu cherez ulitsu.
I go across the street.
- в f into
Он медленно идёт в комнату.
On medlenno idyot f komnatu.
He walks slowly into the room.
- из iz out of
Ребёнок бежит из школы.
Rebyonok bezhyt is shkoly
The kid runs out of the school.
- вверх vverkh up
Она смотрит вверх на облака.
Ona smotrit vverkh na oblaka.
She looks up at the clouds.
- вниз vniz down
Собака положила мяч вниз.
Sobaka polozhila myach vniz.
The dog put the ball down.
- наверх naverkh upstairs
Я иду наверх спать.
Ya idu naverkh spat'.
I go upstairs to bed.
- внизу vnizu downstairs
Я слышу шум внизу.
Ya slyshu shum vnizu.
I hear noises downstairs.
Lesson 37 · Directions 2 6 words
- за za behind
Это за тем зданием.
Eto za tem zdaniem.
It is behind that building.
- перед pered in front of
Она передо мной.
Ona peredo mnoy.
She is in front of me.
- между mezhdu between
Парк между двумя домами.
Park mezhdu dvumya domami.
The park is between two houses.
- рядом с ryadom s next to
Тот магазин находится рядом с моим домом.
Tot magazin nakhoditsya ryadom s moim domom.
That store is next to my house.
- напротив naprotiv across from
Мы живём напротив магазина.
My zhivyom naprotiv magazina.
We live across from the store.
- к k towards
Дети идут к большому дереву.
Deti idut k bolshomu derevu.
The kids walk towards the big tree.
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