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🇷🇺 Russian · Fluency Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 20 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The New Year's Banya

The dacha banya on the thirty-first with Uncle Vova and Dima: into the banya, it's minus fifteen out, and in there it's plus eighty, shut the door, the steam's escaping, give it more steam, lie down, hold the broom, you're going to beat me with a tree, not beat, steam, and then into the snow, enjoy your steam.

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THE STORY

The banya at the dacha outside Moscow on the afternoon of the thirty-first of December, snow to the windows, Uncle Vova in charge. Uncle Vova, Dima and Sam all say the friendly you to each other.

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В баню!v BA-nyu!Into the banya!
На улице минус пятнадцать.na OO-li-tse MEE-nus pit-NAT-sat.It's minus fifteen out.
А там плюс восемьдесят. Закрой дверь, пар уходит.a TAM PLYUS VO-sim-di-syat. za-KROY DVYER, PAR u-KHO-dit.And in there it's plus eighty. Shut the door, the steam's escaping.
Да ну его в баню, этот мороз!da NU yi-VO v BA-nyu, E-tat ma-ROS!Oh, forget this frost!
поддай паруpad-DAY PA-rugive it more steam: add steam, the banya's own verb
Дядя Вова, поддай пару.DYA-dya VO-va, pad-DAY PA-ru.Uncle Vova, give it more steam.
Это парилка, а это предбанник.E-ta pa-REEL-ka, a E-ta pred-BAN-nik.This is the steam room, and this is the changing room.
Ложись. Сэм, держи веник.la-ZHEES. SEM, dir-ZHEE VYE-nik.Lie down. Sam, hold the broom.
Ты будешь бить меня деревом?ty BOO-dish BEET mi-NYA DYE-ri-vam?You're going to beat me with a tree?
Не бить, парить. А потом в снег.nye BEET, PA-rit. a pa-TOM f SNYEK.Not beat, steam. And then into the snow.

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