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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