Yakında bir postane var.
- There is a post office close by.
Yakında bir restoran var mı?
- Is there a restaurant close by?
Noel yakın, değil mi?
- Christmas is near at hand, isn't it?
Giriş sınavımız çok yakındı.
- Our entrance examination was near at hand.
Yarın Kaşgar'a ya da oralarda bir yere varabilirim.
- I might arrive in Kashgar or somewhere thereabouts tomorrow.
Last night there was a fire near here, and I couldn't sleep.
- Letzte Nacht hat es in der Nähe gebrannt, und ich konnte nicht schlafen.
Last night someone broke into the small shop near my house.
- Gestern Nacht brach jemand in den kleinen Laden in der Nähe meines Hauses ein.
I live near the sea so I often get to go to the beach.
- Ich wohne nahe am Meer, also kann ich oft an den Strand gehen.
There will be an energy crisis in the near future.
- Es wird in naher Zukunft eine Energiekrise geben.