Public Transport

1. Де зупинка автобуса?

   De zupynka avtobusa?

   Where is the bus stop?

   Usage

   Used to ask the location of a bus stop

   Grammar Note

   "Зупинка автобуса" means "bus stop". The genitive "автобуса" modifies the noun.

2. Один квиток до центру, будь ласка.

   Odyn kvytok do tsentru, bud laska.

   One ticket to the center, please.

   Usage

   Used when buying a ticket to the city center

   Grammar Note

   "До + genitive" expresses destination. "Центру" is the genitive of "центр" (center).

3. Цей автобус іде до вокзалу?

   Tsey avtobus ide do vokzalu?

   Does this bus go to the train station?

   Usage

   Used to confirm if the bus goes to the station

   Grammar Note

   "До вокзалу" = to the station. "Вокзалу" is the genitive of "вокзал".

4. Коли відходить наступний поїзд?

   Koly vidkhodyt nastupnyy poyizd?

   When does the next train leave?

   Usage

   Used to ask the departure time of the next train

   Grammar Note

   "Відходить" is the third-person singular of "відходити" (to depart). Common for train departures.

5. Де можна купити проїзний квиток?

   De mozhna kupyty proyiznyy kvytok?

   Where can I buy a transit pass?

   Usage

   Used to ask where to buy a transit pass

   Grammar Note

   "Можна + infinitive" is an impersonal construction meaning "it is possible to". No subject required.

6. Будь ласка, скажіть мені, коли ми будемо на Хрещатику.

   Bud laska, skazhit meni, koly my budemo na Khreshchatyku.

   Please let me know when we get to Khreshchatyk.

   Usage

   Used to ask someone to notify you when arriving at a stop

   Grammar Note

   "Скажіть мені" is a polite imperative meaning "please tell me". Common in travel contexts.

7. Чи є у вас карта метро?

   Chy ye u vas karta metro?

   Do you have a metro map?

   Usage

   Used to ask for a metro map at the station

   Grammar Note

   "Чи є у вас...?" is a polite way to ask "do you have...?" using the existential construction.

8. Скільки зупинок до площі Незалежності?

   Skilky zupynok do ploshchi Nezalezhnosti?

   How many stops to Independence Square?

   Usage

   Used to ask the number of stops to a destination

   Grammar Note

   "Скільки + genitive plural" means "how many". "Зупинок" is the genitive plural of "зупинка".

9. Де треба пересісти?

   De treba peresisty?

   Where do I need to transfer?

   Usage

   Used to ask where to transfer to another line

   Grammar Note

   "Треба + infinitive" is an impersonal expression meaning "one must". No subject needed.

10. Цей поїзд не запізнюється?

    Tsey poyizd ne zapiznyuyetsya?

    Is this train on time?

    Usage

    Used to check if the train is running on schedule

    Grammar Note

    "Запізнюватися" is a reflexive verb meaning "to be late". The "-ся" suffix marks reflexivity.

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