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🇷🇺 Russian · Fluency Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 13 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Turnip

Bedtime at the dacha, Masha in her cot: not Chekhov, a tale, grandpa planted a little turnip and it grew big, in a tale grandpa gets the little ending, he pulls and can't pull it out, everyone in order, grandma holds grandpa, the granddaughter holds grandma, the mouse holds the cat, out came the turnip, and Masha is asleep.

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THE STORY

The small bedroom at the dacha, Masha in her cot, Katya on the edge of the bed. Sam and Katya are husband and wife, on the friendly you; Masha, two, never speaks.

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Маше не Чехова. Сказку!MA-she nye CHE-kha-va. SKAS-ku!Not Chekhov for Masha. A tale!
Репка. Посадил дед репку, выросла большая.RYEP-ka. pa-sa-DEEL DYET RYEP-ku, VY-ras-la bal-SHA-ya.The Turnip. Grandpa planted it, it grew big.
В сказке дедка, не дедушка. Как репка.f SKAS-kye DYET-ka, nye DYE-dush-ka. kak RYEP-ka.In a tale, little grandpa. Like little turnip.
вытянуть не можетVY-ti-nut nye MO-zhetcan't pull it out
Тянет дед репку, вытянуть не может.TYA-nyet DYET RYEP-ku, VY-ti-nut nye MO-zhet.Grandpa pulls the turnip, can't pull it out.
Теперь все по порядку.ti-PYER FSYE pa pa-RYAT-ku.Now everyone in order.
Бабка за дедку, внучка за бабку, Жучка за внучку.BAP-ka za DYET-ku, VNOOCH-ka za BAP-ku, ZHOOCH-ka za VNOOCH-ku.Grandma holds grandpa, granddaughter holds grandma, Zhuchka holds granddaughter.
А потом?a pa-TOM?And then?
Кошка за Жучку, мышка за кошку. Вытянули репку!KOSH-ka za ZHOOCH-ku, MYSH-ka za KOSH-ku. VY-ti-nu-li RYEP-ku!Cat holds Zhuchka, mouse holds cat. Out came the turnip!
А Маша уже спит.a MA-sha u-ZHE SPIT.And Masha's already asleep.