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🇷🇺 Russian · Advanced Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 8 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Twenty Thousand Cheaper

Bargaining the rent with the landlord: eighty thousand a month, in this state twenty thousand cheaper, seventy and a deposit of two months, a bit cheaper sixty-five and I level the floor myself, you bargain like a Muscovite, I was taught by a grandmother from near Suzdal, sixty-five for the first year and then we'll see, shake on it.

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THE STORY

The empty shoemaker's off Pokrovka, the same October afternoon, Sam and the landlord by the window. Sam is polite with the landlord, who is polite with him.

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Восемьдесят тысяч в месяц.VO-sim-di-syat TY-syach v MYE-syats.Eighty thousand a month.
на двадцать тысяч дешевлеna DVAT-tsat TY-syach di-SHEV-lyetwenty thousand cheaper: on, the sum, then cheaper
В таком состоянии? На двадцать тысяч дешевле.f ta-KOM sa-sta-YA-ni-i? na DVAT-tsat TY-syach di-SHEV-lye.In this state? Twenty thousand cheaper.
Семьдесят, и залог за два месяца.SYEM-di-syat, i za-LOK za DVA MYE-sya-tsa.Seventy, and a deposit of two months.
Подешевле: шестьдесят пять, и пол выровняю сам.pa-di-SHEV-lye: shiz-di-SYAT PYAT, i POL VY-rav-nya-yu SAM.A bit cheaper: sixty-five, and I level the floor myself.
Вы торгуетесь как москвич.vy tar-GOO-yi-tyes kak mask-VEECH.You bargain like a Muscovite.
Меня учила бабушка из-под Суздаля.mi-NYA oo-CHEE-la BA-boosh-ka is-pat SOOZ-da-lya.I was taught by a grandmother from near Suzdal.
Шестьдесят пять на первый год. Потом посмотрим.shiz-di-SYAT PYAT na PYER-vy GOT. pa-TOM pa-SMO-trim.Sixty-five for the first year. Then we'll see.
По рукам.pa roo-KAM.Shake on it.