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PART 1 · LESSON 1 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

A Baby in May

An evening in the flat in late September: sit down, what's happened, nothing bad, we're going to have a baby, really, when, in May, I'm at eight weeks, and you said nothing, I wanted to be sure first, so in seven months, we'll need more money, the workshop this autumn, one thing at a time.

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Lesson 1 · A Baby in May

Russian · 30 minutes

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Sam and Katya's own flat in Moscow, an evening in late September, Katya back from the hospital. They are married and say the friendly you to each other.

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Сэм, сядь.SEM, SYAT.Sam, sit down.
Что случилось?SHTO sloo-CHEE-las?What's happened?
У нас будет ребёнок.oo NAS BOO-dyet ri-BYO-nakwe're going to have a baby, word for word at us will be a child
Ничего страшного. У нас будет ребёнок.ni-chi-VO STRASH-na-va. oo NAS BOO-dyet ri-BYO-nak.Nothing bad. We're going to have a baby.
Правда? Когда?PRAV-da? kag-DA?Really? When?
на восьмой неделеna vas-MOY ni-DYE-lyeat eight weeks, word for word on the eighth week
В мае. Я на восьмой неделе.v MA-ye. ya na vas-MOY ni-DYE-lye.In May. I'm at eight weeks.
Восемь недель, и ты молчала?VO-syem ni-DYEL, i ty mal-CHA-la?Eight weeks, and you said nothing?
быть увереннойBYT oo-VYE-ri-nayto be sure, said by a woman
Я хотела сначала быть уверенной.ya kha-TYE-la sna-CHA-la BYT oo-VYE-ri-nay.I wanted to be sure first.
Значит, через семь месяцев.ZNA-chit, CHE-ryez SYEM MYE-sya-tsef.So, in seven months.
Тогда нам нужно больше денег. Мастерская, этой осенью.tag-DA nam NOOZH-na BOL-she DYE-nyek. mas-tyer-SKA-ya, E-tay O-syen-yu.Then we'll need more money. The workshop, this autumn.
Всё по порядку.VSYO pa pa-RYAT-koo.One thing at a time.