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🇷🇺 Russian · Fluency Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 13 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Exam

The speaking part of the Russian exam: tell me about yourself, two minutes; my name is Sam, I'm from Portland, a piano tuner by trade, eight years in Moscow, married, a daughter; where did you study Russian; in a kitchen; the speaking part is passed.

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THE STORY

A small room at a language test centre in Moscow, the speaking part of the exam. Sam and the examiner are strangers and say the polite you to each other.

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Расскажите о себе. Две минуты.ras-ska-ZHI-tye a se-BYE. DVYE mi-NOO-ty.Tell me about yourself. Two minutes.
Я родом из Портленда.ya RO-dam iz PORT-len-daI'm from Portland, word for word by birth from Portland
Меня зовут Сэм. Я родом из Портленда, по профессии настройщик.me-NYA za-VOOT SEM. ya RO-dam iz PORT-len-da, pa pra-FYES-si-i na-STROY-shchik.I'm Sam, from Portland, a piano tuner by trade.
Живу в Москве уже восемь лет. Женат, у нас дочь.zhi-VOO v mask-VYE u-ZHE VO-syem LYET. zhe-NAT, u NAS DOCH.Eight years in Moscow. Married, a daughter.
Где вы учили русский?GDYE vy u-CHEE-li ROOS-kiy?Where did you study Russian?
На кухне. С бабушкой и учительницей математики.na KOOKH-nye. s BA-bush-kay i u-CHEE-tel-ni-tsey ma-te-MA-ti-ki.In a kitchen. With a grandmother and a maths teacher.
Необычная школа.ne-a-BYCH-na-ya SHKO-la.An unusual school.
Там был экзамен каждый вечер.TAM BYL ek-ZA-men KAZH-dy VYE-cher.There was an exam every evening.
Достаточно. Устная часть сдана. Сертификат через десять дней.da-STA-tach-na. OOST-na-ya CHAST SDA-na. ser-ti-fi-KAT CHE-rez DYE-syat DNYEY.Enough. Speaking is passed. The certificate in ten days.