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🇷🇺 Russian · Fluency Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 27 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The First Word

Sunday lunch at Galina Petrovna's, Masha in the high chair: she said it, ba-ba, that's to me, those are syllables, in eighty-three years nobody has called me that, all babies say ba-ba first, what next, she was looking at me, and papa, when, dream on, Sam, in this family the women come first.

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THE STORY

Sunday lunch at Galina Petrovna's flat at Sokolniki in February, Masha in the high chair, Baba Valya beside her. Sam says the friendly you to Katya and Galina Petrovna, and is polite with Baba Valya.

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Сказала! «Баба»! Это она мне!ska-ZA-la! BA-ba! E-ta a-NA MNYE!She said it! Ba-ba! That's to me!
Мама, это слоги.MA-ma, E-ta SLO-gi.Mama, those are syllables.
Слоги! Восемьдесят три года никто меня так не звал.SLO-gi! VO-sim-di-syat TREE GO-da ni-KTO mi-NYA tak nye ZVAL.Syllables! In eighty-three years nobody has called me that.
Все дети сначала говорят «баба». Это самое лёгкое.FSYE DYE-ti sna-CHA-la ga-va-RYAT BA-ba. E-ta SA-ma-ye LYOKH-ka-ye.All babies say ba-ba first. It's the easiest.
Как бы не так!kak by nye TAK!Not a chance!
Ещё чего!yi-SHCHO chi-VOwhat next: the refusal, word for word still what
Ещё чего! Она смотрела на меня.yi-SHCHO chi-VO! a-NA sma-TRYE-la na mi-NYA.What next! She was looking at me.
А «папа» когда?a PA-pa kag-DA?And papa, when?
Размечтался, Сэм.raz-mich-TAL-sya, SEM.Dream on, Sam.
В этой семье женщины первые.v E-tay si-MYE ZHEN-shchi-ny PYER-vy-ye.In this family the women come first.