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PART 1 · LESSON 2 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

Twelve Pianos

Galina Petrovna brings Sam to her old music school and the director shows him the pianos: good afternoon, how many years, this is Sam the tuner, we have twelve pianos, and two grands, one is old, where is it, in the hall, come.

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Lesson 2 · Twelve Pianos

Russian · 30 minutes

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The music school in Sokolniki, in the hall with its pianos. Galina Petrovna and the director, old colleagues, are polite with each other and with Sam.

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Добрый день!DOB-ry DYENgood afternoon
Нина Сергеевна, добрый день!NEE-na ser-GYE-yev-na, DOB-ry DYEN!Nina Sergeevna, good afternoon!
Добрый вечер!DOB-ry VYE-cher!Good evening!
Сколько лет!SKOL-ka LYET!How many years!
Сколько лет, сколько зим!SKOL-ka LYET, SKOL-ka ZEEM!How many years, how many winters!
Это Сэм, настройщик.E-ta SEM, na-STROY-shchik.This is Sam, the tuner.
двенадцать пианиноdve-NAD-tsat pi-a-NEE-natwelve pianos
У нас двенадцать пианино.u NAS dve-NAD-tsat pi-a-NEE-na.We have twelve pianos.
Сколько у вас пианино?SKOL-ka u VAS pi-a-NEE-na?How many pianos do you have?
Один рояль, два рояля, пять роялей.a-DEEN ra-YAL, DVA ra-YA-lya, PYAT ra-YA-lyey.One grand, two grands, five grands.
Двенадцать пианино!dve-NAD-tsat pi-a-NEE-na!Twelve pianos!
два рояляDVA ra-YA-lyatwo grand pianos
И два рояля. Один старый.i DVA ra-YA-lya. a-DEEN STA-ry.And two grand pianos. One is old.
Где он?GDYE ON?Where is it?
в залеv ZA-lyein the hall
В зале. Идёмте.v ZA-lye. i-DYOM-tye.In the hall. Come.