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🇷🇺 Russian · Advanced Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 22 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Moscow Time

The second day on the train: noon by the timetable and dark outside, the train runs on Moscow time, Irkutsk is five hours ahead, lunch by local time and sleep by Moscow time, Masha on her own time, the stop at six Moscow time, and two watches like in a maths problem.

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THE STORY

The second day on the train to Irkutsk, in the family's compartment with the pram wedged by the window. Dima, Sam and Galina Petrovna are all on the friendly you with each other.

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По расписанию полдень.pa ras-pi-SA-ni-yu POL-dyen.By the timetable it's noon.
А на улице темно.a na OO-li-tse tim-NO.And outside it's dark.
по московскому времениpa mas-KOF-ska-mu VRYE-mye-niby Moscow time
Поезд идёт по московскому времени.PO-yest i-DYOT pa mas-KOF-ska-mu VRYE-mye-ni.The train runs on Moscow time.
на пять часов большеna PYAT chi-SOF BOL-shefive hours more: the difference takes the little word on
В Иркутске на пять часов больше.v ir-KOOT-skye na PYAT chi-SOF BOL-she.In Irkutsk it's five hours more.
по местномуpa MYES-na-muby local time
Обедаем по местному, спим по московскому.a-BYE-da-yem pa MYES-na-mu, SPEEM pa mas-KOF-ska-mu.We have lunch by local time and sleep by Moscow time.
А по местному?a pa MYES-na-mu?And by local time?
А Маша по своему.a MA-sha pa sva-ye-MOO.And Masha is on her own.

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