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🇷🇺 Russian · Advanced Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 23 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Urals

The third morning on the train: approaching the Urals, where is the border, the post by the line, so we have crossed into Asia and left Europe behind, Yekaterinburg in an hour, Baba Valya has never seen the Urals, and in two days we arrive.

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THE STORY

The third morning on the train to Irkutsk, everyone at the corridor windows as the hills begin. Sam is on the friendly you with Galina Petrovna and polite with Baba Valya.

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подъезжаем кpad-yez-ZHA-yem kwe're approaching, word for word we drive up to
Подъезжаем к Уралу.pad-yez-ZHA-yem k u-RA-lu.We're approaching the Urals.
А где граница?a GDYE gra-NEE-tsa?And where's the border?
Далеко мы отъехали?da-li-KO my at-YE-kha-li?Have we come far?
Вот столб. Сейчас проезжаем.VOT STOLP. si-CHAS pra-yez-ZHA-yem.There's the post. We're passing it now.
Горы! Смотрите, горы!GO-ry! sma-TREE-tye, GO-ry!Mountains! Look, mountains!
переехалиpi-ri-YE-kha-liwe've crossed over, with the prefix across
Значит, переехали в Азию.ZNA-chit, pi-ri-YE-kha-li v A-zi-yu.So we've crossed into Asia.
А Европу оставили позади.a yev-RO-pu as-TA-vi-li pa-za-DEE.And we've left Europe behind.
Через час проедем Екатеринбург.CHE-ryes CHAS pra-YE-dyem ye-ka-te-rin-BOORK.In an hour we pass Yekaterinburg.

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