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🇷🇺 Russian · Fluency Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 13 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Why Pianos Go Out of Tune

On air with Marina: why does a piano go out of tune at all, the thing is, a piano has two hundred and thirty strings, roughly speaking, every string is a drawn bow, and in winter, the radiators, simply put, the wood dries, so what do we do, a bowl of water on the radiator, that is, not on the piano, our listeners are writing in.

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THE STORY

Live on the evening music programme, November, a studio on the ninth floor. Marina asks the questions and Sam explains; they say the polite you to each other, and on air they say we.

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Почему рояль вообще расстраивается?pa-chi-MOO ra-YAL va-ab-SHCHE ras-STRA-i-va-yet-sa?Why does a piano go out of tune at all?
Дело в том, что в рояле двести тридцать струн.DYE-la f TOM, shto v ra-YA-lye DVYES-ti TREET-sat STROON.The thing is, a piano has two hundred and thirty strings.
Грубо говоря, каждая струна как лук.GROO-ba ga-va-RYA, KAZH-da-ya stru-NA kak LOOK.Roughly speaking, every string is like a bow.
А зимой?a zi-MOY?And in winter?
Батареи. Проще говоря, дерево сохнет.ba-ta-RYE-i. PRO-shche ga-va-RYA, DYE-ri-va SOKH-nyet.The radiators. Simply put, the wood dries.
И что нам делать?i SHTO nam DYE-lat?So what do we do?
Миску воды на батарею. То есть не на рояль.MEES-ku va-DY na ba-ta-RYE-yu. TO yest nye na ra-YAL.A bowl of water on the radiator. That is, not on the piano.
Наши слушатели пишут. Звонок после песни.NA-shi SLOO-sha-ti-li PEE-shut. zva-NOK POS-lye PYES-ni.Our listeners are writing in. A call after the song.