Ло́ндон
Lóndonmasculine
Ло́ндон (Lóndon) is the Russian way to say London.
Ло́ндон is the name for the capital of England and the United Kingdom.
Meaning: capital of England and United Kingdom (name)
How does it change in a sentence?
This is a masculine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is Lóndon.
Did you know?
- Russian speakers use the word Ло́ндон in a common idiom about 'London fog' лондонский туман to describe any very thick or oppressive smog.
- While English treats 'London' as a proper noun, in Russian grammar, Ло́ндон must change its ending to Лондо́на or Лондо́ну depending on the grammatical case used in the sentence.
- Russian uses the Cyrillic letter о twice in Ло́ндон, but due to vowel reduction, the second 'o' is often pronounced closer to an 'a' or a schwa.
Examples in context
- На следующей неделе я посещу Лондон.I'll be visiting London next week.
- Давай спланируем поездку в Лондон вместе!Let's plan a trip to London together!
- Ло́ндон очень большой город.London ochen' bol'shoy gorod.London is a very big city.
- Я хочу поехать в Ло́ндон.Ya khochu poyekhat' v London.I want to go to London.
- Вы когда-нибудь были в Ло́ндоне?Vy kogda-nibud' byli v Londone?Have you ever been to London?
Example conversation
Olga and Dmitry are talking about their travel plans at a cafe.
- Ольга OlgaДмитрий, ты любишь Ло́ндон?Dmitriy, ty lyubish' London?Dmitry, do you like London?
- Дмитрий DmitryДа, мне нравится этот город.Da, mne nravitsya etot gorod.Yes, I like this city.
- Ольга OlgaЯ тоже хочу его посетить.Ya tozhe khochu yego posetit'.I want to visit it too.
- Дмитрий DmitryТогда давай поедем туда вместе.Togda davay poyedem tuda vmeste.Then let's go there together.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “london” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
