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🇷🇺 Russian · Fluency Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 5 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Soundcheck

The club before the first gig, Dima at the desk: play something, I need the piano in the mics, play what, anything, play, don't think, pancake, the left mic is dead, is that a bad word, no, that's the soft one, everyone says it, even my mother, fir trees and sticks, and the monitor's whistling, one minute, folks, and no flubs tonight.

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THE STORY

The jazz club off Pokrovka an hour before the band's first gig, Dima at the mixing desk and the band on the little stage. Dima, the band and Sam say the friendly you.

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мне нужен рояльmnye NOO-zhen ra-YALI need the piano, word for word to me is needed the piano
Сэм, сыграй что-нибудь. Мне нужен рояль в микрофонах.SEM, sy-GRAY SHTO-ni-bud. mnye NOO-zhen ra-YAL v mi-kra-FO-nakh.Sam, play something. I need the piano in the mics.
Что сыграть?SHTO sy-GRAT?Play what?
Что угодно. Играй, не думай.SHTO u-GOD-na. i-GRAY, nye DOO-may.Anything. Play, don't think.
Блин, левый микрофон не работает.BLEEN, LYE-vy mi-kra-FON nye ra-BO-ta-yet.Pancake, the left mic is dead.
Это плохое слово?E-ta pla-KHO-ye SLO-va?Is that a bad word?
Обалдеть!a-bal-DYET!Wow!
все так говорят, даже моя мамаFSYE tak ga-va-RYAT, DA-zhe ma-YA MA-maeveryone says it, even my mother
Нет, это мягкое. Все так говорят, даже моя мама.NYET, E-ta MYAKH-ka-ye. FSYE tak ga-va-RYAT, DA-zhe ma-YA MA-ma.No, that's the soft one. Everyone says it, even my mother.
Ёлки-палки, и монитор свистит.YOL-ki PAL-ki, i ma-ni-TOR svis-TEET.Fir trees and sticks, and the monitor's whistling.

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