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🇷🇺 Russian · Fluency Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 12 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Opening the Dacha

May at the dacha with Uncle Vova and Baba Valya: the fence is down and the roof leaks, where to start, eyes fear but hands do, and the car, we'll push it, fear wolves and you don't go into the forest, there's no you in that one, a proverb needs nobody, get the sleigh ready in summer, proverbs work.

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THE STORY

The dacha outside Moscow on the first warm Saturday in May: the fence down, the roof leaking, Uncle Vova's old car in the grass. Sam is friendly with Uncle Vova, polite with Baba Valya.

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Забор упал, крыша течёт. С чего начать?za-BOR u-PAL, KRY-sha ti-CHOT. s chi-VO na-CHAT?Fence down, roof leaking. Where to start?
Глаза боятся, а руки делают.gla-ZA ba-YAT-sa, a ROO-ki DYE-la-yut.Eyes fear, hands do.
Начни с забора.nach-NEE s za-BO-ra.Start with the fence.
А машина?a ma-SHI-na?And the car?
Толкнём. Волков бояться, в лес не ходить.talk-NYOM. val-KOF ba-YAT-sa, v LYES nye kha-DEET.We'll push it. Fear wolves, stay out of the forest.
Тут «ты» нет. Бояться и не ходить.TOOT TY NYET. ba-YAT-sa i nye kha-DEET.No you here. To fear and not to go.
Пословице никто не нужен.pa-SLO-vi-tse nik-TO nye NOO-zhen.A proverb needs nobody.
Готовь сани летомga-TOF SA-ni LYE-tamget the sleigh ready in summer
Готовь сани летом, а телегу зимой.ga-TOF SA-ni LYE-tam, a ti-LYE-gu zi-MOY.Get the sleigh ready in summer, the cart in winter.
Забор готов. Пословицы работают.za-BOR ga-TOF. pa-SLO-vi-tsy ra-BO-ta-yut.The fence is done. Proverbs work.