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🇷🇺 Russian · Fluency Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 29 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Dare You?

The club office off Pokrovka in February, Pal Palych behind his desk: sit, I've a proposition, another fifty roubles, witty, in March literary evenings, Chekhov aloud, I'm a musician, all the more reason, an American reading Chekhov is a full house, with my accent, with your accent they'll cry, dare you, not scared, shake on it.

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THE STORY

The back office of the club off Pokrovka on a February afternoon, Pal Palych behind a desk of receipts, Sam in the chair opposite. Pal Palych says the friendly you to Sam, as a boss does; Sam is polite with him.

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Садись. У меня предложение.sa-DEES. u mi-NYA prid-la-ZHE-ni-ye.Sit. I've a proposition.
Ещё пятьдесят рублей?yi-SHCHO pi-di-SYAT rub-LYEY?Another fifty roubles?
Не вопрос.nye va-PROS.No problem.
Остроумно. В марте литературные вечера: Чехов, вслух.a-stra-OOM-na. v MAR-tye li-ti-ra-TOOR-ny-ye vi-chi-RA: CHE-khaf, FSLUKH.Witty. In March, literary evenings: Chekhov, aloud.
Пал Палыч, я музыкант.pal PA-lych, ya mu-zy-KANT.Pal Palych, I'm a musician.
Тем более. Американец читает Чехова, это аншлаг.tyem BO-li-ye. a-mi-ri-KA-nyets chi-TA-yet CHE-kha-va, E-ta an-SHLAK.All the more reason. An American reading Chekhov is a full house.
С моим акцентом?s ma-EEM ak-TSEN-tam?With my accent?
Слабо?sla-BOdare you: word for word too weak
С твоим акцентом они будут плакать. Слабо?s tva-EEM ak-TSEN-tam a-NEE BOO-dut PLA-kat. sla-BO?With your accent they'll cry. Dare you?
Не слабо. По рукам.nye sla-BO. pa ru-KAM.Not scared. Shake on it.