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🇷🇺 Russian · Advanced Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 5 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Maria Semyonovna

The registry office: surname, name and patronymic of the father, Cooper, Sam, I have no patronymic, then the child's patronymic will be Semyonovna, Maria Semyonovna Cooper, write it just like that, place of birth Moscow, citizenship of the parents, Russia and the USA, the birth certificate will be ready in an hour, and a copy for the consulate please.

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THE STORY

A window at the registry office near Sokolniki, a week after the birth: the registrar behind the glass, Sam with the papers, Katya with Masha asleep in a sling. Sam and the registrar are polite with each other; Sam and Katya say the friendly you.

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отчество отцаOT-chist-va at-TSAthe patronymic of the father, the of-form after the noun
Фамилия, имя, отчество отца.fa-MEE-li-ya, EE-mya, OT-chist-va at-TSA.Surname, name, patronymic of the father.
Купер, Сэм. Отчества у меня нет.KOO-pyer, SEM. OT-chist-va u mi-NYA NYET.Cooper, Sam. I have no patronymic.
отчество ребёнкаOT-chist-va ri-BYON-kathe patronymic of the child
Тогда отчество ребёнка будет Семёновна.tag-DA OT-chist-va ri-BYON-ka BOO-dyet si-MYO-nav-na.Then the child's patronymic will be Semyonovna.
Мария Семёновна Купер. Так и пишите.ma-REE-ya si-MYO-nav-na KOO-pyer. TAK i pi-SHEE-tye.Maria Semyonovna Cooper. Write it just like that.
Место рождения: Москва. Гражданство родителей?MYES-ta razh-DYE-ni-ya: mask-VA. grazh-DAN-stva ra-DEE-ti-lyey?Place of birth: Moscow. Citizenship of the parents?
Россия и США.ra-SSEE-ya i se-she-A.Russia and the USA.
свидетельство о рожденииsvi-DYE-tel-stva a razh-DYE-niithe birth certificate, word for word the certificate about birth
Свидетельство о рождении будет готово через час.svi-DYE-tel-stva a razh-DYE-nii BOO-dyet ga-TO-va CHE-ris CHAS.The birth certificate will be ready in an hour.

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