Simple movements in Russian - Page 6

Learn Russian verbs describing simple movements.

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гла́дить [glá-deet'] Verb, imperfective. Perfective - погла́дить

to pat, to caress; to iron

Examples

Не гладь кота́ про́тив ше́рсти, он э́того не лю́бит.

nye glad' ka-tá pró-teef shérs-tee, on é-ta-va nye lyú-beet

Do not rub the cat the wrong way (against the direction of the fur), he does not like it.
Чья о́чередь гла́дить бельё?

ch'-ya ó-chee-ryed' glá-deet' beel'-yó

Whose turn to iron clothes?

лете́ть [lee-tyét'] Verb, imperfective. Perfective - полете́ть

to fly

Examples

Туда́ мы лете́ли самолётом, а обра́тно на по́езде.

tu-dá my lee-tyé-lee sa-ma-lyó-tam, a ab-rát-na na pó-eez-dye

We flew there by plane, and got back by train.
Когда́ ты лети́шь в Рим?

kag-dá ty lee-téesh v reem

When is your flight to Rome?

бе́гать [byé-gat'] Verb, imperfective. Perfective - сбе́гать, побе́гать

to run

Examples

По у́трам я бе́гаю.

pa ut-rám ya byé-ga-yu

I run in the mornings.
Де́ти бе́гали наперегонки́.

dyé-tee byé-ga-lee na pye-rye-gan-kée

The children were chasing each other.

ходи́ть [ha-déet'] Verb, imperfective. Perfective - сходи́ть

to walk, to go

Examples

Она́ ходи́ла по ко́мнате взад и вперёд.

a-ná ha-dée-la pa kóm-na-tye vzat ee vpee-ryót

She was walking back and forth in the room.
Авто́бусы здесь не хо́дят.

av-tó-bu-sy zdyes' nye hó-dyat

Buses do not come here.

е́здить [yéz-deet'] Verb, imperfective. Perfective - съе́здить

to go (by vehicle), to drive, to ride

Examples

Ей нра́вится е́здить верхо́м.

yeî nrá-vee-tsa yéz-deet' veer-hóm

She likes horse riding.
На выходны́х мы е́здили в Ни́жний Но́вгород.

na vy-had-nýh my yéz-dee-lee v néezh-neeî nóv-ga-rat

On the weekend we went to Nizhny Novgorod.

лета́ть [lee-tát'] Verb, imperfective. Perfective - слета́ть, полета́ть

to fly

Examples

Он ча́сто лета́ет.

on chás-ta lee-tá-eet

He flies often (by plane).
На про́шлой неде́ле мы лета́ли в Ни́ццу.

na prósh-laî nee-dyé-lye my lee-tá-lee v née-tsu

Last week we flew to Nice.

идти́ [eed-tée] Verb, imperfective. Perfective - пойти́

to go, to walk

Examples

плыть [plyt'] Verb, imperfective. Perfective - поплы́ть

to swim, to float, to sail

Examples

Хва́тит плыть по тече́нию, пора́ что́-то меня́ть!

hvá-teet plyt' pa tee-ché-nee-yu, pa-rá chto-ta mee-nyát'

Enough to swim with the flow, it's time to change something!
По не́бу ни́зко плы́ли облака́.

pa nyé-bu néez-ka plý-lee ab-la-ká

The clouds were sailing low across the sky

зева́ть [zee-vát'] Verb, imperfective. Perfective - прозева́ть

to yawn; to gawk / gape

Examples

Го́сти на́чали зева́ть от ску́ки.

gós-tee ná-chee-lee zee-vát' at skú-kee

The guests began to yawn with boredom.
Эй, не зева́й!

ei, nye zee-vái

Hey! Stop gaping aroud!

помаха́ть [pa-ma-hát'] Verb, perfective. Imperfective - маха́ть

to wave

Examples

Помаха́й им руко́й!

pa-ma-hái eem ru-kói

Wave your hand to them!
Она́ помаха́ла нам издалека́.

a-ná pa-ma-há-la nam eez-da-lee-ká

She waved to us from afar.