Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

How to say "go by transport" in Russian

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ехать

Meaning: go by transport, ride, drive

Pronunciation: [YEH-khat']

Part of speech: verb (imperfective aspect)

Rank: #459 (see frequency list)

When I was in the metro, my phone started ringing.
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Example sentences:

Когда́ ты е́дешь на юг?
When are you going to the South?
Он е́хал на велосипе́де и насви́стывал пе́сенку.
He was riding a bike and whistling a song.
Сейча́с мы е́дем на маши́не в центр с И́горем.
Now we're going by car to the city centre with Igor.
Грузови́к е́хал ме́дленно, потому́ что доро́га была́ плоха́я.
The truck was driving slowly because the road was bad.
Вы е́дете за грани́цу в э́том го́ду?
Are you going abroad this year?
Я е́ду по шоссе́, тут больша́я про́бка.
I'm driving on the motorway, there's a big trafic jam here.
Когда́ я е́хал в метро́, зазвони́л телефо́н.
When I was in the metro, my phone started ringing.
literal When I was going by metro, the phone started ringing.
Ра́зве мо́жно е́хать на кра́сный свет?
How can you drive when the red light is on?
literal Is it possible to drive on the red light?
Я не уме́ю ката́ться на конька́х: у меня́ ноги́ е́дут в ра́зные сто́роны!
I can't skate: my legs slide apart.
literal I can't skate: my legs drive to differetnt sides.
На́до быть осторо́жным, когда́ е́дешь на ло́шади.
One has to be careful when riding a horse.
literal It's necessary to be careful when you ride a horse.
На чём ты е́дешь на рабо́ту? На маши́не.
How are you going to get to work? By car.
literal On what you drive to work? On car.
Куда́ ты е́дешь? В Москву́ на конце́рт.
Where are you going to? To a concert in Moscow.
literal Where you driving? In Moscow on concert.

Idioms and set expressions:

да́льше е́хать не́куда = this is the limit
literal it's impossible to go further
кры́ша е́дет у кого-либо = one is going crazy
literal one's roof is going
е́хать на зелёный свет = drive when the light is green
е́хать на кра́сный свет = drive when the lght is red
е́хать на маши́не = go by car
literal go on the car
е́хать на авто́бусе = go by bus
literal go on the bus
е́хать на по́езде = go by train
literal go on the train
е́хать на велосипе́де = ride a bicycle
literal go on the bycicle
е́хать на мотоци́кле = drive a motorbike
literal go on a motorbike
е́хать на метро́ = go by metro
literal go on the metro
е́хать на ло́шади = ride a horse
literal go on the horse
éхать верхóм = ride an animal
literal go astride (on an animal)
е́хать по́ездом = go by train
е́хать по́ездом = go by train

Related words:

éздить = go, drive, ride
éздить = go, drive, ride

Proverbs and sayings:

Ти́ше е́дешь - да́льше будешь.
Haste makes waste.
literal If you go slowly, you'll be further.
На охо́ту е́хать - соба́к корми́ть.
Don't have thy cloak to make when it begins to rain.
literal If you go hunting, you have to feed the dogs.
Е́хал к обе́ду, ан и у́жина не заста́л.
One is really disorganized.
literal I was going to have lunch, but I wasn't there even for dinner.

Verb conjugation:

Present Tense

I	е́ду
you (singular)	е́дешь
he, she, it	е́дет
we	е́дем
you (plural)	е́дете
they	е́дут

Past Tense

I, you (singular), he	е́хал
she	е́хала
it	е́хало
we, you (plural), they	е́хали

Future Simple Tense

The imperfective verb ехать is not used in the Future Simple Tense. Use the perfective verb поехать instead.

Future Compound Tense

I	буду е́хать
you (singular)	будешь е́хать
he, she, it	будет е́хать
we	будем е́хать
you (plural)	будете е́хать
they	будут е́хать

Imperative Mood (Command Form)

you (singular)	-
you (plural)	-

View full conjugation table for the verb pair ехать/поехать

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