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🇷🇺 Russian · Fluency Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 11 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Igor's Call

Igor rings the workshop in November: hello, it's Igor, how are you, listen, there's a thing, the radio is looking for a tuner, me, on air, who else, Thursday at seven, Marina will call you, right, that's it, bye, and Katya asks who that was.

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THE STORY

The piano workshop off Chistye Prudy on a grey November afternoon; Sam's phone rings while Katya waits with the pram. Igor says the friendly you to Sam, Sam says the polite you to Igor, and Katya and Sam are family.

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Алло, Сэм? Это Игорь. Ты как?a-LO, SEM? E-ta EE-gar. TY KAK?Hello, Sam? It's Igor. How are you?
Алло, слушаю.a-LO, SLOO-sha-yu.Hello, speaking.
Здравствуйте, Игорь! Нормально. А вы?ZDRAST-vuy-tye, EE-gar! nar-MAL-na. a VY?Hello, Igor! Fine. And you?
есть делоYEST DYE-lathere's a thing, word for word there is a matter
Слушай, есть дело. Радио ищет настройщика.SLOO-shay, YEST DYE-la. RA-di-o EE-shchet na-STROY-shchi-ka.Listen, there's a thing. The radio is looking for a tuner.
Я? В эфир?YA? v e-FEER?Me? On air?
тебе позвонитti-BYE paz-va-NEETwill call you, to a friend: the one-time call, finished
А кто ещё? В четверг, в семь. Марина тебе позвонит.a KTO ye-SHCHO? f chet-VYERK, f SYEM. ma-REE-na ti-BYE paz-va-NEET.Who else? Thursday at seven. Marina will call you.
Игорь, подождите, я...EE-gar, pa-dazh-DEE-tye, ya...Igor, wait, I...
Ну всё, давай.NU FSYO, da-VAY.Right, that's it. Bye.

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