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PART 1 · LESSON 1 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

A Girl, at Ten Past Four

Katya calls at dawn: we have a girl, she was born at ten past four, how are you both, three four hundred and fifty-one centimetres, who does she look like, she has your nose, Dima takes the phone and congratulates her on her daughter, what will you call her, Masha as we agreed, now sleep, we'll come at nine.

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Lesson 1 · A Girl, at Ten Past Four

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Dima's flat near Sokolniki, just after four in the morning in May: Sam's phone rings and Katya is calling from the maternity hospital. Sam, Katya and Dima are all friends and say the friendly you.

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в десять минут пятогоv DYE-syat mi-NOOT PYA-ta-vaat ten past four, word for word at ten minutes of the fifth
Сэм, у нас девочка! Родилась в десять минут пятого.SEM, u NAS DYE-vach-ka! ra-di-LAS v DYE-syat mi-NOOT PYA-ta-va.Sam, we have a girl! She was born at ten past four.
Катя! Как вы обе?KA-tya! KAK vy O-bye?Katya! How are you both?
Всё хорошо. Три четыреста, пятьдесят один сантиметр.VSYO kha-ra-SHO. TREE chi-ty-RYES-ta, pi-di-SYAT a-DEEN san-ti-MYETR.All fine. Three four hundred, fifty-one centimetres.
А на кого она похожа?a na ka-VO a-NA pa-KHO-zha?And who does she look like?
На тебя. У неё твой нос.na ti-BYA. u ni-YO TVOY NOS.Like you. She has your nose.
с рождением дочериs razh-DYE-ni-yem DO-chi-rion the birth of a daughter, word for word with the birth of a daughter
Поздравляю с рождением дочери!pa-zdrav-LYA-yu s razh-DYE-ni-yem DO-chi-ri!Congratulations on the birth of your daughter!
Катя, поздравляю с дочкой! Как назовёте?KA-tya, pa-zdrav-LYA-yu s DOCH-koy! KAK na-za-VYO-tye?Katya, congratulations on your daughter! What will you call her?
Маша, как и договорились. А теперь спать!MA-sha, kak i da-ga-va-REE-lis. a ti-PYER SPAT!Masha, as we agreed. And now, sleep!
Приедем к девяти. Люблю тебя.pri-YE-dyem k di-vi-TEE. lyu-BLYU ti-BYA.We'll come at nine. Love you.