Language/Russian/Vocabulary/Driving

When learning a new language, it's essential to familiarize yourself with the vocabulary related to daily activities and specific topics. Driving is one such topic that you might encounter in conversations, travel, or even when getting a driver's license in a Russian-speaking country. In this article, we will explore essential Russian vocabulary related to driving to help you navigate this topic with ease.

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Basic Driving Vocabulary

• Car - Машина (Mashina)
• Driver - Водитель (Voditel')
• Road - Дорога (Doroga)
• Street - Улица (Ulitsa)
• Highway - Шоссе (Shosse)
• Traffic - Трафик (Trafik)
• Traffic jam - Пробка (Probka)
• Speed limit - Ограничение скорости (Ogranichenie skorosti)
• Pedestrian - Пешеход (Peshеkhod)
• Bicycle - Велосипед (Velosiped)

Car Parts and Maintenance

• Engine - Двигатель (Dvigatel')
• Tire - Шина (Shina)
• Brake - Тормоз (Tormoz)
• Steering wheel - Руль (Rul')
• Windshield - Лобовое стекло (Lobovoe steklo)
• License plate - Номерной знак (Nomernoy znak)
• Gasoline - Бензин (Benzin)
• Oil - Масло (Maslo)
• Battery - Аккумулятор (Akkumulyator)
• Headlights - Фары (Fary)

Driving Actions and Directions

• To drive - Водить (Vodit')
• To stop - Остановиться (Ostanovitsya)
• To turn - Повернуть (Povernut')
• To park - Припарковаться (Priparkovatsya)
• Right - Направо (Napravo)
• Left - Налево (Nalevo)
• Straight ahead - Прямо (Pryamo)
• U-turn - Разворот (Razvorot)
• Intersection - Перекресток (Perekrestok)
• Roundabout - Круговое движение (Krugovoe dvizhenie)

Documents and Regulations

• Driver's license - Водительское удостоверение (Voditel'skoe udostoverenie)
• Registration - Регистрация (Registratsiya)
• Insurance - Страховка (Strakhovka)
• Traffic rules - Правила дорожного движения (Pravila dorozhnogo dvizheniya)
• Fine - Штраф (Shtraf)
• Speeding - Превышение скорости (Prevyshenie skorosti)
• Parking ticket - Штраф за парковку (Shtraf za parkovku)

More Vocabulary related to Driving in Russian

ENGLISH	PRONUNCIATION ENGLISH	RUSSIAN
TO GET IN A CAR	sah dih tsah м mah shih nuh	САДИТЬСЯ В МАШИНУ
TO GET OUT OF A CAR	vuh hah diht iz mah shih nuh	ВЫХОДИТЬ ИЗ МАШИНЫ
TO GET IN A BUS	sah dih tsah v ahf tah bou sah	САДИТЬСЯ В АВТОБУС
TO GET OUT OF A BUS	vuh hah diht iz ahf tah bou sah	ВЫХОДИТЬ ИЗ АВТОБУСА
TO START UP	zah boh diht mah shih nou	ЗАВОДИТЬ МАШИНУ
TO DRIVE OFF	aht yeh haht	ОТЪЕХАТЬ
TO TURN TO THE LEFT	pah vihr noot nah lieh vah	ПОВЕРНУТЬ НАЛЕВО
TO TURN TO THE RIGHT	pah vihr noot nah prah vah	ПОВЕРНУТЬ НАПРАВО
TO SPEED UP	oos kah ryah tsah	УСКОРЯТЬСЯ
TO SLOW DOWN	snih ziht skah rahst	СНИЗИТЬ СКОРОСТЬ
THE GAS STATION	zah prahv kah	ЗАПРАВКА
THE OVERTAKE	ah bah gih naht	ОБОГНАТЬ
THE BRAKE	tohr mohz	ТОРМОЗ
THE TRAFFIC OFFENCE	nah rou sheh nyeh prah vihl dah roh zhih nah vah dvih zheh nyah	НАРУШЕНИЕ ПРАВИЛ ДОРОЖНОГО ДВИЖЕНИЯ
THE FINE	shih trahf	ШТРАФ
THE FUEL	tohp lih vah	ТОПЛИВО
THE TRAFFIC JAM	prahb kah	ПРОБКА
THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS	svyeh tah fohr	СВЕТОФОР
TO GET STUCK IN	zahs tryaht v	ЗАСТРЯТЬ В
THE CROSSROADS	pih rih kryehs tahk	ПЕРЕКРЕСТОК
THE PEDESTRIAN	pih shih hoht	ПЕШЕХОД
THE CROSSWALK	pih shih hoht nee pih rih hoht	ПЕШЕХОДНЫЙ ПЕРЕХОД
THE SIDEWALK	troh tou ahr	ТРОТУАР
THE ROUNDABOUT	kahl tsoh	КОЛЬЦО
THE DRIVING LICENSE	vah dih tehl skyeh prah vah	ВОДИТЕЛЬСКИЕ ПРАВА
THE SPEED LIMIT	ah grah nih cheh nyeh skah rohs tih	ОГРАНИЧЕНИЕ СКОРОСТИ
THE TOLL ROAD	plaht nah yah dah roh gah	ПЛАТНАЯ ДОРОГА
THE FENDER BENDER	lyeh gih kah yah smyah tih nah	ЛЕГКАЯ ВМЯТИНА
THE HIGHWAY	shoh seh	ШОССЕ
THE AIRBAG	pah dou sh kah bih zah pahs nahs tih	ПОДУШКА БЕЗОПАСНОСТИ
THE STEERING WHEEL	rooL	РУЛЬ
THE HEAD LIGHTS	fah ruh	ФАРЫ
THE ROAD SIGN	dah roh zhih nee znahk	ДОРОЖНЫЙ ЗНАК
THE RESERVE	sdah vaht nah zaht	СДАВАТЬ НАЗАД
TO ACCELERATE	oos kah ryah tsah	УСКОРЯТЬСЯ
BACK SEAT	zahd nyeh sih deh nyeh	ЗАДНЕЕ СИДЕНИЕ
FRONT SEAT	pih rihd nyeh sih deh nyeh	ПЕРЕДНЕЕ СИДЕНИЕ
THE SPARE WHEEL	zah pahs nah yeh kah lyeh sah	ЗАПАСНОЕ КОЛЕСО
LOW BEAM	blih zhih nee svyeht	БЛИЖНИЙ СВЕТ
HIGH BEAM	dal nee svyeht	ДАЛЬНИЙ СВЕТ
THE NUMBER PLATE	nah myehr noh ih znahk	НОМЕРНОЙ ЗНАК
THE WING MIRROR	bah kah vyeh zehr kah lah	БОКОВЫЕ ЗЕРКАЛА

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