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🇷🇺 Russian · Fluency Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 4 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

It Was Like This

Dima's camera test at the old upright in Sokolniki: look at me and not at the camera, it was like this, about seven years ago Dima wrote come, say it again because the camera liked it, I flew in with three words of Russian, the piano sounded like a barrel, I worked a couple of hours, cut, the sound is good and the light is bad, tomorrow I tune and you film.

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THE STORY

The living room in Sokolniki, the family's old upright, Dima behind a borrowed camera. Sam tells how he first came to tune it; the two friends say the friendly you.

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Смотри на меня, не в камеру.smat-REE na mi-NYA, nye f KA-mi-ru.Look at me, not at the camera.
Дело было так.DYE-la BY-la TAKit was like this, word for word the matter was so
лет семь назадLYET SYEM na-ZATabout seven years ago: the years first, then the number
Дело было так. Лет семь назад Дима написал: «Приезжай».DYE-la BY-la TAK. LYET SYEM na-ZAT DEE-ma na-pi-SAL: pri-yez-ZHAY.It was like this. About seven years ago Dima wrote: "Come."
Скажи ещё раз. Камере понравилось.ska-ZHEE yi-SHCHO RAS. KA-mi-rye pan-RA-vi-las.Say it again. The camera liked it.
Я прилетел с тремя словами по-русски.ya pri-li-TYEL s tri-MYA sla-VA-mi pa-ROOS-ki.I flew in with three words of Russian.
А как звучало пианино?a kak zvu-CHA-la pi-a-NEE-na?And what did the piano sound like?
Как бочка. Я работал часа два.kak BOCH-ka. ya ra-BO-tal chi-SA DVA.Like a barrel. I worked a couple of hours.
Стоп. Звук хороший, свет плохой. Завтра ещё раз.STOP. ZVOOK kha-RO-shiy, SVYET pla-KHOY. ZAF-tra yi-SHCHO RAS.Cut. The sound is good, the light is bad. Tomorrow again.
Завтра я настраиваю, а ты снимаешь.ZAF-tra ya na-STRA-i-va-yu, a ty sni-MA-yesh.Tomorrow I tune and you film.