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🇷🇺 Russian · Beginner Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 14 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Tree from the Dacha

Uncle Vova arrives three hours late with a fir tree on the car: here's your tree, where were you, at the dacha, the car didn't start, was it cold, minus twenty-eight, the tree was in the garden, behind the bathhouse, carry it up, mum's waiting.

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THE STORY

The yard outside the flat near Sokolniki, a dark December afternoon, Uncle Vova's old car with a fir tree on the roof. Uncle Vova says the friendly you to both; Dima is family and answers the same way, Sam answers him politely.

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Дима! Сэм! Вот ваша ёлка!DEE-ma! SEM! VOT VA-sha YOL-ka!Dima! Sam! Here's your tree!
Где ты был?GDYE ty BYLwhere were you, to a friend
Дядя Вова, где ты был? Три часа!DYA-dya VO-va, GDYE ty BYL? TREE chi-SA!Uncle Vova, where were you? Three hours!
Где вы были?GDYE vy BY-li?Where were you? Politely.
На даче. Машина не завелась.na DA-che. ma-SHY-na nye za-vi-LAS.At the dacha. The car didn't start.
было холодноBY-la KHO-lad-nait was cold
На даче было холодно?na DA-che BY-la KHO-lad-na?Was it cold at the dacha?
Я был дома.ya BYL DO-ma.I was at home.
Катя была дома.KA-tya by-LA DO-ma.Katya was at home.
Мы были на даче.my BY-li na DA-che.We were at the dacha.

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