"Where is the office?"

Translation: Где офис?

[ookamishi]

why not : gde etot ofis ??? it's writen the office !!

[JanisaChatte]

"Где этот офис?" is "Where is this office?" or "Where is that office?"

[ookamishi]

Thanks but I don't understand the difference between : э́тот мужчи́на (this is the man) and э́то мужчи́на (this is a man). So I thought the "T" was for "the"
And about "that" isn't it тот instead of э́тот ?

[JanisaChatte]

"Этот мужчина " translates to "this man" , "Это мужчина." translates to "This is a man." This post should help clarify it for you :)

[ookamishi]

Thanks! it's this "this" that disturbs me. So to say "Этот мужчина" it's "this man" and to say "Это мужчина" it's "this is a man" or "he is a man". Can I say also "this is the man" or "he is the man" ? or is it only "a man" and not "the" ?

[Sean_Roy]

In Russian, there is no article, definite or indefinite. So "это мужчина" means either "this is a man" or "this is the man." With practice, you'll get used to the absence of articles, and sometimes even personal possessives, for example: "Где ключи" would generally mean "Where are my keys," unless the context suggests otherwise.

[SilverDrakon]

So and what the difference in Russian between "where is the office" and "where is an office"?

[TrevorQuip]

dude... i have some dyslexia... i read english 'Office' as 'Coffee' i hate dyslexia

[Karina497514]

I put office

[MoniqueMcD3]

Is there a way to get around not having a russin Russian keyboard? It wont seem to accept my phonetic attempts for this one

[leviiiiiiii]

I wish there was. It doesn't except mine either. I don't think there is a way, though

[Rob583969]

Either virtual keyboard on your pc screen or mobile application

[helmut309315]

Why in some other examples of 'where is' there must have been где есть (without есть it was incorrect), and here где is enough, without есть?