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Which Russian word means 'to the left'?

Налево (nalevo) means to the left.

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  1. Направо (napravo)
  2. Далеко (daleko)
  3. Налево (nalevo) ✔

Why: Налево is to the left and направо is to the right. Далеко means far away.

Huh, didn't know that: A handy direction trio: налево (nalevo) left, направо (napravo) right, and прямо (pryamo) straight.

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Answer: Налево (nalevo). Налево is to the left and направо is to the right. Далеко means far away.

  1. Wiktionary: налево en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%B2%D0%BE
    to the left
    Checked 2026-10-10.

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