Yakında bir postane var. - There is a post office close by.

Yakında bir restoran var mı? - Is there a restaurant close by?

Giriş sınavımız çok yakındı. - Our entrance examination was near at hand.

Noel yakın, değil mi? - Christmas is near at hand, isn't it?

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.

Since there are rice paddies near my house, I often hear frogs croaking all night long this time of year. - Wegen der Reisfelder in der Nähe meines Hauses kann ich zu dieser Jahreszeit oft die ganze Nacht lang die Frösche quaken hören.

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.

We could hear the donnnng ... donnnng of the church bells nearby. - Wir konnten das Läuten einer nahegelegenen Kirche hören.