Киевское метро

The Kyiv Metro

B1 · Intermediate · non-fiction · 8 scenes · Premium story

A short non-fiction tour of the Kyiv Metro — one of the oldest in Ukraine. Discover how it was built on hills and water, ride down to the deepest station in the world, admire golden mosaics of ancient princes, cross the Dnipro on a bridge, and learn why the metro speaks Ukrainian.

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Characters

The narrator (Обзор) — Your guide
Arsenalna («Арсенальная») — The deepest station
Zoloti Vorota («Золотые ворота») — The mosaic station
Dnipro («Днепр») — The bridge station

Vocabulary from this story

метро — metro
станция — station
линия — line
поезд — train
эскалатор — escalator
туннель — tunnel
жетон — token
карта — card
турникет — turnstile
дверь — door
пассажир — passenger
транспорт — transport