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How to say “Is it far?” in Russian

Two words that save you a forty-minute walk.

Quick answer

Э́то далеко́?

éta dalikó — plus ря́дом, недалеко́ and пять мину́т пешко́м for the answers

The options

Э́то далеко́?Is it far?
Далеко́ отсю́да?Is it far from here?
Ско́лько идти́?How long is the walk?
Мо́жно дойти́ пешко́м?Can I walk there?
Ско́лько остано́вок?How many stops?

The answers

Нет, ря́дом — no, right there. Недалеко́ — not far. Пять мину́т пешко́м — five minutes on foot. Далеко́, лу́чше на метро́ — far, better take the metro. Russian city distances are generous, so “not far” can still mean twenty minutes.

What you hear back

Нет, ря́дом.No, right nearby.
Пять мину́т пешко́м.Five minutes on foot.
Далеко́, лу́чше на метро́.Far — better by metro.
Две остано́вки.Two stops.

Typical mistakes

Э́то далёкий?

Э́то далеко́?

The adverb далеко́, not the adjective.

Ско́лько вре́мя идти́?

Ско́лько идти́?

The short form is the natural one.

Check yourself

Which is the right form?

The adverb далеко́, stressed at the end.

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