  We consider quantum mechanics on the noncommutative spaces characterized by
the commutation relations $$ [x_a, x_b] \ =\ i\theta f_{abc} x_c\,, $$ where
$f_{abc}$ are the structure constants of a Lie algebra. We note that this
problem can be reformulated as an ordinary quantum problem in a commuting
momentum space. The coordinates are then represented as linear differential
operators $\hat x_a = -i\hat D_a = -iE_{ab} (p)\, \partial /\partial p_b $.
Generically, the matrix $E_{ab}(p)$ represents a certain infinite series over
the deformation parameter $\theta$: $E_{ab} = \delta_{ab} + \ldots$. The
deformed Hamiltonian, $\hat H = -\frac 12 \hat D_a^2\,,$ describes the motion
along the corresponding group manifolds with the characteristic size of order
$\theta^{-1}$. Their metrics are also expressed into certain infinite series in
$\theta$, with $E_{ab}$ having the meaning of vielbeins. For the algebras
$su(2)$ and $u(N)$, it has been possible to represent the operators $\hat x_a$
in a simple finite form. A byproduct of our study are new nonstandard formulas
for the metrics on all the spheres $S^n$, on the corresponding projective
spaces $RP^n$ and on $U(2)$.
