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🇷🇺 Russian · Fluency Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 26 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Yum-Yum and Bye-Byes

Bath time, Masha at ten months: bye-byes, no, then yum-yum, why yum-yum and not eat, because she understands yum-yum, beep-beep is a car, woof-woof is a dog, boo-boo is a hurt, ta-ta is gone, she said ba-ba yesterday, syllables, the word is coming any moment now, and if her first word is beep-beep.

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THE STORY

The bathroom of Sam and Katya's flat on a February evening, Masha at ten months in the bath, splashing. Sam and Katya say the friendly you to each other, and baby talk to Masha.

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Маша, бай-бай? Нет? Тогда ам-ам.MA-sha, bay-BAY? NYET? tag-DA am-AM.Masha, bye-byes? No? Then yum-yum.
А почему «ам-ам», а не «есть»?a pa-chi-MOO am-AM, a nye YEST?Why yum-yum, and not eat?
Ку-ку, Маша!ku-KOO, MA-sha!Peekaboo, Masha!
Потому что ам-ам она понимает. Би-би машина, ав-ав собака.pa-ta-MOO shta am-AM a-NA pa-ni-MA-yet. bi-BEE ma-SHEE-na, af-AF sa-BA-ka.Because she understands yum-yum. Beep-beep is a car, woof-woof is a dog.
А «бо-бо» это что?a bo-BO E-ta SHTO?And boo-boo is?
Больно. А «тю-тю» это нет, пропало.BOL-na. a tyu-TYU E-ta NYET, pra-PA-la.A hurt. And ta-ta is gone, vanished.
Она вчера сказала «ба-ба».a-NA fchi-RA ska-ZA-la ba-BA.She said ba-ba yesterday.
вот-вотvot-VOTany moment now: here, said twice
Это слоги. Слово вот-вот будет.E-ta SLO-gi. SLO-va vot-VOT BOO-dyet.Those are syllables. The word is coming any moment now.
А если первое слово будет «би-би»?a YES-li PYER-va-ye SLO-va BOO-dyet bi-BEE?And if her first word is beep-beep?