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🇷🇺 Russian · Advanced Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 15 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The First Customer

A woman from the next entrance stops at the workshop door: is it you who tunes pianos, we opened on Monday, how much is a tuning, three thousand for a tuning at your home, my neighbour's man took two, and how does it sound, terrible, then three thousand and it will sound, if a string has snapped it comes to four, tomorrow at five, flat twelve.

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THE STORY

The workshop door off Chistye Prudy, propped open on a mild afternoon, and a woman with shopping bags who has seen the piano go in. Sam and the customer are on the polite you.

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Это вы настраиваете пианино?E-ta VY na-STRA-i-va-ye-tye pi-a-NEE-na?Is it you who tunes pianos?
Да. Мы открылись в понедельник.DA. my at-KRY-lis f pa-ne-DYEL-nik.Yes. We opened on Monday.
Сколько стоит настройка?SKOL-ka STO-it na-STROY-ka?How much is a tuning?
Три тысячи за настройку, у вас дома.TREE TY-sya-chi za na-STROY-koo, oo vas DO-ma.Three thousand for a tuning, at your home.
У соседки мастер взял две.oo sa-SYET-ki MAS-ter VZYAL DVYE.My neighbour's man took two.
А как звучит?a kak zvoo-CHEET?And how does it sound?
Ужасно.oo-ZHAS-na.Terrible.
Тогда три тысячи, и будет звучать.tag-DA TREE TY-sya-chi, i BOO-det zvoo-CHAT.Then three thousand, and it will sound.
обойдётся в четыреa-bay-DYOT-sa f che-TY-ryeit will come to four
Если струна лопнула, обойдётся в четыре.YES-li stroo-NA LOP-noo-la, a-bay-DYOT-sa f che-TY-rye.If a string has snapped, it comes to four.

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