Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

How to say "along" in Russian

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по

Meaning: along, through, on, after, by, according to, up to, till

Pronunciation: [poh]

Part of speech: preposition

Rank: #16 (see frequency list)

We go to the country house on weekends.
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Example sentences:

Мы гуля́ли по Москвé.
We were walking around Moscow.
У тебя́ есть наш учéбник по геогрáфии?
Do you have our geography textbook?
Он отпрáвил тебé информáцию по мэ́йлу.
He's sent you the information by mail.
По телеви́зору была интерéсная передáча.
There was an interesting program on TV.
Я сдéлал э́то по егó совéту.
I did it according to his advice.
По оши́бке вы дáли ему́ не тóт конвéрт.
You gave him another envelope by mistake.
По утрáм я пью кóфе, а по вечерáм - зелëный чай.
I drink coffee in the morning and green tea in the evening.
По выходны́м дням мы éздим на дáчу.
We go to the country house on weekends.
Мы занимáемся по стáрому учéбнику ру́ccкого языкá.
We study using an old Russian language textbook.
Тáнки прошли́ по Крácной плóщади.
Tanks went through the Red Square.
У детéй кани́кулы с ию́ня по сентя́брь.
Children have holidays from June to September.
По пéрвое áвгуста я на рабóте.
I'm at work till the 1st of August.
По окончáнии экзáмена, бу́дет организóвана студéнческая конферéнция.
Upon completion of the exam a student conference will be organized.

Idioms and set expressions:

по прáву = by right
по прикáзу = by order
по прирóде = by nature
по происхождéнию = by descent
по áдресу = to the address
по оши́бке = by mistake
по егó винé = through his fault
по пути́ = on the way
по рукáм = done
по э́ту стóрону = on this side
жени́ться по любви́ = to marry for love
по стáрости лéт = due to old age
по плечу́ = can be done
пó уши в долгáх = up to one's ears in debt
literal up to one's neck in debt
по поря́дку = one after another

Related words:

поэ́тому = so
по-мóeму = in my opinion
по-прéжнему = as before
до = till

Proverbs and sayings:

Цыпля́т по ócени считáют.
Don't count your chickens before they are hatched
literal Chickens have to be counted in autumn,
Cня́вши гóлову, по волосáм не плáчут.
It is too late to shut the stable-door when the steed is stolen.
literal Don't cry for your hair taking off your head.
По одéжде встречáют, по уму́ провожáют.
Never judge a book by its cover.
literal One is met according to his clothes, but seen off according to his intellect.

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