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.
Yekaterinburg
Russia
Yekaterinburg stands on the Iset in the Urals, on the line where Europe meets Asia.
How the language is used
Russian is the city language, on the dam promenade, in the metro, and at the border marker.
In this city
- Language
- Russian
- Also heard
- Mostly Russian
- A local word
- Плотинка — The dam promenade.
- Writing
- Cyrillic
What people say
Ordinary lines from this city: the ride, the counter, the food, and the greeting.
The counter
Плотина
Один кофе.
One coffee, please.
This line is a whole order. You do not need a longer sentence.
The street
Улица
Здравствуйте.
Hello.
People keep this line short. It is enough for the moment.
Food
Касса
Сколько стоит?
How much is it?
The order is built in short pieces like this one.
The language through the day
Russian is the language of the ride, the shop, and the street.
Around Plotinka, Vaynera, Uralmash, this is the ordinary sound of the day.
A first day in Yekaterinburg can run on four lines: “Осторожно, двери закрываются.”, “Один кофе.”, “Здравствуйте.”, and “Сколько стоит?”. 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 Yekaterinburg, the stop and the price are written down.
One local word: Плотинка. It means The dam promenade..
Places you can see
- Church on the Blood — A church on the site where the imperial family was killed in 1918.
- Plotinka — The historic city dam on the Iset, now a pedestrian heart of the centre.
- Vysotsky — A skyscraper with a high public lookout over the city grid.
Food
Ural pelmeni and canteen soups. Menus stay in Russian.
Getting around
Metro, trams, and the walk along the dam. The Europe–Asia marker sits outside the centre.
Daily life
You read Russian on errands. The city treats the continental border as a local landmark.
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… |
