How to Say "Garage" in Russian

гара́ж

garážmasculine

The Russian word for garage is гара́ж (garáž).

The word refers to a building or a section of a building used to store a car, tools and other items.

Meaning: building or section of building to store a car, tools etc. (noun)

Which one should you use?

While гара́ж is the standard term, the diminutive form гаражик can also be used in informal conversations.

гара́ж is a masculine noun.

garáž

If you hear someone talking about a гара́жная экономика, they are likely not discussing actual parking structures, but the unofficial 'underground' economy of unregistered services.
Russian 'garage cooperatives' are often massive clusters of metal boxes with their own internal social hierarchies and local politics.
The stress on the second syllable of гара́ж is a linguistic carryover from its French origins.

У меня есть гаражик рядом с домом.
I have a little garage near my house.
Мой гара́ж находится за домом.
Moy garazh nakhoditsya za domom.
My garage is located behind the house.
В гара́же очень чисто.
V garazhe ochen' chisto.
The garage is very clean.
Где твой новый гара́ж?
Gde tvoy novyy garazh?
Where is your new garage?

Sergey and Olga are talking in their living room.

Сергей Sergey

Ольга, я купил гара́ж.
Ol'ga, ya kupil garazh.
Olga, I bought a garage.
Ольга Olga

Это отличная новость, Сергей!
Eto otlichnaya novost', Sergey!
That is excellent news, Sergey!
Сергей Sergey

Теперь машина будет в гара́же.
Teper' mashina budet v garazhe.
Now the car will be in the garage.
Ольга Olga

Я очень рада за тебя.
Ya ochen' rada za tebya.
I am very happy for you.

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