Getting around
Метро
Осторожно, двери закрываются.
The doors are closing.
You hear this when the doors close or the next stop is called. It is written down too, so a missed word does not end the ride.
Novosibirsk
Russia
Novosibirsk grew on the Ob, a Siberian city whose centre faces a huge river and a scientific suburb.
How the language is used
Russian is the language of the opera house, the metro, and the institutes of Akademgorodok.
In this city
- Language
- Russian
- Also heard
- Mostly Russian
- A local word
- Столовая — A canteen.
- Writing
- Cyrillic
What people say
Ordinary lines from this city: the ride, the counter, the food, and the greeting.
Food
Столовая
Борщ, пожалуйста.
Borscht, please.
The order is built in short pieces like this one.
The counter
Институт
Здравствуйте.
Hello.
This line is a whole order. You do not need a longer sentence.
The street
Улица
Спасибо.
Thank you.
People keep this line short. It is enough for the moment.
The language through the day
Russian is the language of the ride, the shop, and the street.
Around Akademgorodok, Lenin Square, the left bank, this is the ordinary sound of the day.
A first day in Novosibirsk can run on four lines: “Осторожно, двери закрываются.”, “Борщ, пожалуйста.”, “Здравствуйте.”, and “Спасибо.”. Each one is already a complete moment.
If you are new here
- Stops, prices, and shop signs are written in Cyrillic.
- With strangers and at the counter you use вы. Ты is for people you know.
- If a spoken line goes past you, read the screen or the board. In Novosibirsk, the stop and the price are written down.
One local word: Столовая. It means A canteen..
Places you can see
- Opera House — The city’s opera and ballet theatre, a large columned building on the main avenue.
- Ob River — A very wide river, with a metro bridge and embankments in the centre.
- Akademgorodok — A scientific town in the forest south of the centre, built around research institutes.
Food
Siberian pelmeni, pine nuts, and river fish in the market halls.
Getting around
A short metro crosses toward the river’s left bank. The road south runs out to Akademgorodok.
Daily life
You use Russian for tickets and institutes. The campus suburb has its own place names.
A few everyday phrases
Russian
| Phrase | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Здравствуйте | Zdravstvuyte | Hello |
| Спасибо | Spasibo | Thank you |
| Доброе утро | Dobroye utro | Good morning |
| Меня зовут… | Menya zovut… | My name is… |
