Skip to content
fluentbyear
🇷🇺 Russian · Advanced Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 16 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Grandfather's Grand

A customer who wants his grandfather's grand to sound like new and trusts no tuner: it's not only a tuning, the strings are rusty, everyone says that to charge more, but I'm telling you what I see, come and look yourself, five thousand and the repair we'll see when I open it, you'll open it and find a hundred problems, or ten, after all it's you who decides, just tune it for now.

Audio instruction: English

Report a problem with this lesson

This lesson needs a subscription.

The first 2 lessons of each level are free. One subscription unlocks every other lesson, in the app and on the website.

See the plans

Already subscribed? Sign in. Or listen to lesson 1 for free.

THE STORY

A flat on Pokrovka with a grand piano under a dust sheet and a man who inherited it with its opinions. Sam and the customer are on the polite you.

Flashcards

The words and phrases of this lesson, one card each. Best after you’ve listened.

Create your account.

Create a free account and confirm your email to keep the cards you like and the decks you make.

Already have an account? Sign in

Words and phrases

The lesson is for your ears. Open this afterwards, to see what you learned.
Рояль моего деда. Пусть звучит как новый.ra-YAL ma-ye-VO DYE-da. POOST zvoo-CHEET kak NO-vyy.My grandfather's grand. Let it sound like new.
Тут не только настройка. Струны ржавые.TOOT nye TOL-ka na-STROY-ka. STROO-ny RZHA-vy-ye.It's not only a tuning. The strings are rusty.
Все так говорят, чтобы взять больше.FSYE tak ga-va-RYAT, SHTO-by VZYAT BOL-she.Everyone says that to charge more.
я же говорюya zhe ga-va-RYOObut I'm telling you, with the arguing word
Я же говорю, что вижу. Посмотрите сами.ya zhe ga-va-RYOO, shto VEE-zhoo. pa-smat-REE-tye SA-mi.But I'm telling you what I see. Look yourself.
Пять тысяч. Ремонт увидим, когда открою.PYAT TY-syach. re-MONT oo-VEE-dim, kag-DA at-KRO-yoo.Five thousand. The repair we'll see when I open it.
Откроете и найдёте сто проблем.at-KRO-ye-tye i nay-DYO-tye STO prab-LYEM.You'll open it and find a hundred problems.
Или десять. Решаете ведь вы.EE-li DYE-syat. re-SHA-ye-tye vyet VY.Or ten. After all, it's you who decides.
Пока просто настройте.pa-KA PROS-ta na-STROY-tye.Just tune it, for now.