Russian · TORFL Band 1 (A1) · Chapter 25
НаправленияDirections
Direction vocabulary: направо (to the right), налево (to the left), прямо (straight ahead), поверните (turn!), идите (go!), улица (street), мост (bridge), светофор (traffic light), угол (corner), дорога (road). Key grammar: give the way with a command verb + direction — "Идите прямо" (go straight), "Поверните направо/налево" (turn right/left). IMPORTANT to distinguish (ch24): справа/слева is LOCATION (where something stands), while направо/налево is the DIRECTION of movement (which way to turn). English speakers take the location form for a turn — "Справа!" (meaning "turn") ✗ → "Направо!" ✓. The result of the route is a location: "Рынок справа". Reading corner: reading directions.
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Справа? Направо?
- IvanМайк,рыноктам.Повернитенаправоилиналево?Mike, the market is over there. Do we turn right or left?
- MikeСправа!On the right! (slip: справа is a location; for a turn use направо → "Направо!")
- Ivan«Справа»—этоместо(глава24).Дляповорота—«направо»:«Повернитенаправо»."Справа" is a location (ch24). For a turn — "направо": "Поверните направо".
- MikeА,повернитенаправо!Арыноксправа.Ah, turn right! And the market is on the right.
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Дорога на рынок— The way to the market
- MikeЗдравствуйте!Гдерынок?Hello! Where is the market?
- AnyaИдитепрямо,потомповернитеналево.Go straight, then turn left.
- MikeАпотом?And then?
- AnyaИдитепрямо.Таммост.Рыноксправа.Go straight. There is a bridge. The market is on the right.
- MikeПрямо,налево,мост,рыноксправа.Спасибо!Straight, left, bridge, market on the right. Thank you!
- AnyaПожалуйста!You're welcome!
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- направо
adverbto the right (turning)
- налево
adverbto the left (turning)
- прямо
adverbstraight ahead
- поверните
verbturn! (imperative)
- идите
verbgo! (imperative)
- улица
nounstreet
- мост
nounbridge
- светофор
nountraffic light
- угол
nouncorner
- дорога
nounroad
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Идите прямо, поверните направо
Explanation
The way is given with a command (imperative) + direction: "Идите прямо" (go straight), "Поверните направо" (turn right), "Поверните налево" (turn left). Направо/налево already mean "to the right/left side" — NO preposition is needed. The KEY difference from ch24: справа/слева answer "где?" (that is LOCATION), while направо/налево answer "куда?" (that is the DIRECTION of movement). English speakers (whose "on the right / to the right" sound alike) take the location form for a turn: "Справа!" meaning "turn" ✗ → "Направо!" ✓. And the result itself is a location: "Поверните направо — рынок справа". Landmarks: угол (corner), мост (bridge), светофор (traffic light), улица (street).
Examples
- Идите прямо.Go straight.
- Поверните направо.Turn right.
- Идитепрямо,потомповернитеналево.Go straight, then turn left.
- Поверните направо — рынок справа.Turn right — the market is on the right.
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Читаем направления— Reading directions
The direction words are full of unstressed "о" that sound like "a" (akanye, ch21). In "направо" the stress is on the middle "а", and the last "о" → "a": "na-PRÁ-va". In "налево" the last "о" → "a": "na-LÉ-va". In "светофор" two unstressed "о" → "a", the stress is on "фор": "sve-ta-FÓR". In "улица" "ц" = "ts", the stress is on "у": "Ú-li-tsa". Place the stress correctly — it decides how the vowels sound. Read the directions aloud.
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