Skip to content
fluentbyear
🇷🇺 Russian · Beginner Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 9 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Old Piano

Dima lifts the lid of the family's old upright: our piano, it's very old, may I, of course, a good piano but it's out of tune, can you fix it, tomorrow, great.

Audio instruction: English

Report a problem with this lesson

This lesson needs a subscription.

The first 2 lessons of each level are free. One subscription unlocks every other lesson, in the app and on the website.

See the plans

Already subscribed? Sign in. Or listen to lesson 1 for free.

THE STORY

The big room of the flat near Sokolniki, the old upright piano against the wall with a shawl on its lid. Dima and Sam are friends, so it is all the friendly you.

Flashcards

The words and phrases of this lesson, one card each. Best after you’ve listened.

Create your account.

Create a free account and confirm your email to keep the cards you like and the decks you make.

Already have an account? Sign in

Words and phrases

The lesson is for your ears. Open this afterwards, to see what you learned.
Сэм, вот наше пианино.SEM, VOT NA-she pi-a-NEE-na.Sam, here's our piano.
Оно старое?a-NO STA-ra-ye?Is it old?
Да, очень старое.DA, O-chen STA-ra-ye.Yes, very old.
Старый дом. Старая комната. Старое пианино.STA-ry DOM. STA-ra-ya KOM-na-ta. STA-ra-ye pi-a-NEE-na.An old house. An old room. An old piano.
Мой дом. Моя комната. Моё пианино.MOY DOM. ma-YA KOM-na-ta. ma-YO pi-a-NEE-na.My house. My room. My piano.
Можно?MOZH-na?May I?
Нельзя!nil-ZYA!You may not!
Конечно!ka-NYESH-na!Of course!
Оно расстроено.a-NO ras-STRO-ye-nait's out of tune, or it's upset
Хорошее пианино. Но оно расстроено.kha-RO-she-ye pi-a-NEE-na. NO a-NO ras-STRO-ye-na.A good piano. But it's out of tune.

3 more cards in this lesson. Subscribe to see and study them all. See the plans. Already subscribed? Sign in.