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🇷🇺 Russian · Advanced Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 26 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A Bad Omen

The dacha in May and Baba Valya's omens: you bought the cot before the birth, Katya chose it and it's already in the flat, one mustn't buy in advance and it's a bad omen, Katya's a doctor, doctors are born too so cover it with a sheet, a child needs cucumbers, and the pram, the pram too and no need to look at them, all right I won't.

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THE STORY

The dacha outside Moscow on a warm Saturday in May, Baba Valya among her cucumber beds. Sam is polite with Baba Valya, as always; she says the friendly you to him.

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Ты купил кроватку? До родов?ty ku-PEEL kra-VAT-ku? da RO-daf?You bought the cot? Before the birth?
Катя выбрала. Она уже в квартире.KA-tya VY-bra-la. a-NA u-ZHE f kvar-TEE-rye.Katya chose it. It's already in the flat.
нельзя покупатьnil-ZYA pa-ku-PATone mustn't buy, with the ongoing form of buy, as always after one mustn't
Нельзя покупать заранее. Плохая примета.nil-ZYA pa-ku-PAT za-RA-ni-ye. pla-KHA-ya pri-MYE-ta.One mustn't buy in advance. A bad omen.
Баба Валя, Катя же врач.BA-ba VA-lya, KA-tya zhe VRACH.Baba Valya, Katya's a doctor.
накрой её простынёйna-KROY yi-YO pra-sty-NYOYcover it with a sheet
Врачи тоже рождаются. Накрой её простынёй.vra-CHEE TO-zhe razh-DA-yut-sa. na-KROY yi-YO pra-sty-NYOY.Doctors are born too. Cover it with a sheet.
Ребёнку нужны огурцы.ri-BYON-ku nuzh-NY a-gur-TSY.A child needs cucumbers.
А коляску?a ka-LYAS-ku?And the pram?
Коляску тоже. И смотреть на них не надо.ka-LYAS-ku TO-zhe. i sma-TRYET na NEEKH nye NA-da.The pram too. And no need to look at them.

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