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How do you ask 'Is it far?' in Russian?

Это далеко? (eto daleko) asks if it is far.

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  1. Это близко? (eto blizko)
  2. Это далеко? (eto daleko) ✔
  3. Это дорого? (eto dorogo)

Why: Далеко means far away. Близко means near, and дорого means expensive, so the last two ask something else.

Huh, didn't know that: Wiktionary lists близко (blizko), 'near', as the opposite of далеко.

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Answer: Это далеко? (eto daleko). Далеко means far away. Близко means near, and дорого means expensive, so the last two ask something else.

  1. Wiktionary: далеко en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D0%BE
    far off; far away
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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