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PART 1 · LESSON 2 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

Plans for the Year

Dima and Sam walk down the Arbat and Sam says what he is going to do all year: tune the school's pianos, play jazz in the evenings, somewhere he doesn't know yet, and speak only Russian.

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Lesson 2 · Plans for the Year

Russian · 30 minutes

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The Arbat on a spring afternoon, Dima and Sam walking. They are old friends, so both say the friendly you.

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ты собираешьсяty sa-bi-RA-yesh-syayou are going to
Что ты собираешься делать целый год?SHTO ty sa-bi-RA-yesh-sya DYE-lat TSE-ly GOT?So what are you going to do all year?
Я собираюсь настраивать пианино.ya sa-bi-RA-yus na-STRA-i-vat pi-a-NEE-na.I'm going to tune pianos.
А вечером?a VYE-chi-ram?And in the evenings?
Сегодня вечером.si-VOD-nya VYE-chi-ram.Tonight.
Вечером я собираюсь играть джаз.VYE-chi-ram ya sa-bi-RA-yus ig-RAT DZHAS.In the evenings I'm going to play jazz.
Где? В клубе?GDYE? f KLOO-bye?Where? In a club?
Ещё не знаю.ye-SHCHO nye ZNA-yu.I don't know yet.
Пойдём в клуб!pay-DYOM f KLOOP!Let's go to a club!
А русский язык?a ROOS-kiy ya-ZYK?And Russian?
только по-русскиTOL-ka pa-ROOS-kionly Russian
Я собираюсь говорить только по-русски. С тобой тоже.ya sa-bi-RA-yus ga-va-REET TOL-ka pa-ROOS-ki. s ta-BOY TO-zhe.I'm going to speak only Russian. With you too.