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🇷🇺 Russian · Advanced Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 24 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

One and a Half Times

Igor calls about the studio grand before a night session: the grand is out and the session is at ten, my wife is in her seventh month, two hours of work and I'll send a car, for the rush and the night one and a half times, twice would be robbery, it'll take an hour and a half, and dinner, you'll be fed, done but back by one.

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THE STORY

A March evening in the flat, Sam's phone rings: Igor, from the recording studio. Igor says the friendly you to Sam, as he does to everyone; Sam stays polite with him.

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Рояль расстроен. Сессия сегодня в десять.ra-YAL ras-STRO-yen. SYES-si-ya si-VOD-nya v DYE-syat.The grand is out. The session is tonight at ten.
Сегодня? У меня жена на седьмом месяце.si-VOD-nya? u mi-NYA zhi-NA na sid-MOM MYE-sya-tse.Tonight? My wife is in her seventh month.
Два часа работы. Я пришлю машину.DVA chi-SA ra-BO-ty. ya pri-SHLYU ma-SHEE-nu.Two hours of work. I'll send a car.
в полтора разаf pal-ta-RA RA-zaone and a half times, word for word in one and a half times
За срочность и за ночь в полтора раза.za SROCH-nast i za NOCH f pal-ta-RA RA-za.For the rush and the night, one and a half times.
Вдвое было бы грабёж. Полтора переживу.VDVO-ye BY-la by gra-BYOSH. pal-ta-RA pi-ri-zhi-VOO.Twice would be robbery. One and a half I'll live with.
Это займёт полтора часа.E-ta zay-MYOT pal-ta-RA chi-SA.It'll take an hour and a half.
А ужин?a OO-zhin?And dinner?
Накормят, певица принесла пироги. Машина в восемь.na-KOR-myat, pi-VEE-tsa pri-ni-SLA pi-ra-GHEE. ma-SHEE-na v VO-sim.You'll be fed, the singer brought pies. The car at eight.
Договорились. Но назад к часу.da-ga-va-REE-lis. no na-ZAT k CHA-su.Done. But back by one.