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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