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Russian Verbs of Motion: Идти and Ехать

Master the Russian unidirectional verbs of motion идти and ехать in the present tense. Learn to describe continuous journeys on foot and by vehicle right now.

A lone figure walks purposefully along a wide, tree-lined boulevard in a historic Russian city during autumn, their back slightly to the camera, heading towards a grand, classical building in the distance. Warm, golden sunlight filters through the trees, casting long shadows in a wide-angle photograph with a shallow depth of field, 3:2 landscape.
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Lesson#1
In Russian, describing how you travel depends on whether you walk or take transport, and whether the journey is underway right now. In this deck, you will learn two verbs for journeys currently in progress in one direction: 'идти', which means to go on foot, and 'ехать', which means to go by transport.
Lesson#2
The verb 'идти' specifically means to go on foot, walk, or head somewhere right now in one direction. For 'I', the form is 'иду'. For example, 'Я иду в университет' means 'I am walking to the university'.
Quiz#3
Translate into Russian: 'I am walking to the university.'

Я иду в университет

Lesson#4
When speaking to a friend, the form of 'идти' for 'you' is 'идёшь'. You can pair it with the question word 'куда', meaning 'where to'. For example, 'Куда ты идёшь?' means 'Where are you walking to?'.
Quiz#5
Speaking to a friend, translate into Russian: 'Where are you walking to?'

Куда ты идёшь?

Lesson#6
To ask a friend if they are heading to a specific place on foot, use 'ты идёшь' with rising intonation. For example, 'Ты идёшь в парк?' means 'Are you walking to the park?'.

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