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🇷🇺 Russian · Fluency Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 9 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Band's Chat

The rehearsal room, phones out, Nastya reading the band's chat: Seryoga wrote, Seryoga who never speaks, he writes, rehearsal at seven, and a plus, a plus means yes, and Lyokha wrote okay, there in a sec, send the chart, reply fine the short way, can I write thank you in three letters, in the chat you write three letters, out loud you say the whole word.

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THE STORY

The basement rehearsal room near Sokolniki before a rehearsal, everyone's phone on the piano lid; Seryoga, the double bass, never speaks, so Nastya reads him out. The band and Sam say the friendly you.

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Серёга написал.si-RYO-ga na-pi-SAL.Seryoga wrote.
Серёга, который никогда не говорит?si-RYO-ga, ka-TO-ry ni-kag-DA nye ga-va-REET?Seryoga who never speaks?
Он пишет. «Репетиция в семь?» И плюс.ON PEE-shet. ri-pi-TEE-tsi-ya f SYEM? i PLYUS.He writes. Rehearsal at seven? And a plus.
Плюс значит да.PLYUS ZNA-chit DA.A plus means yes.
Я плюс.YA PLYUS.Count me in.
ща будуSHCHA BOO-duthere in a sec, the chat's two words for right now I will be
скинь нотыSKEEN NO-tysend the chart, in slang drop the notes
А Лёха написал: «окей, ща буду, скинь ноты».a LYO-kha na-pi-SAL: a-KEY, SHCHA BOO-du, SKEEN NO-ty.And Lyokha wrote: okay, there in a sec, send the chart.
Ответь «норм».at-VYET NORM.Reply: fine, the short way.
тремя буквамиtri-MYA BOOK-va-miin three letters, word for word with three letters

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