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🇷🇺 Russian · Fluency Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 20 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

For the House

The card on the tablecloth and three toasts: Dima's, eight years ago the airport, today more papers than me; Baba Valya's, now you're completely ours; and Sam's three sentences: this house took in a man who couldn't say bread, it taught him everything, it became mine, to you.

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THE STORY

The family table in Sokolniki in the evening, the new card lying on the tablecloth. Sam says the friendly you to Dima and the polite you to Baba Valya; a toast addresses the whole table as you, politely.

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Восемь лет назад: аэропорт. Сегодня у него больше бумаг, чем у меня. За Сэма!VO-syem LYET na-ZAT: a-e-ra-PORT. se-VOD-nya u ne-VO BOL-she bu-MAK, chem u me-NYA. za SE-ma!Eight years ago, the airport. Today, more papers than me. To Sam!
Теперь ты совсем наш. Был гость, теперь мешаешь, как все.te-PYER ty saf-SYEM NASH. byl GOST, te-PYER me-SHA-yesh, kak FSYE.Now you're completely ours. A guest before, a nuisance now.
Этот дом принял человека, который не умел сказать «хлеб».E-tat DOM PRI-nyal che-la-VYE-ka, ka-TO-ry nye u-MYEL ska-ZAT KHLYEP.This house took in a man who couldn't say bread.
Он научил его говорить всё. Даже «нет» бабе Вале.on na-u-CHEEL ye-VO ga-va-REET FSYO. DA-zhe NYET BA-bye VA-lye.It taught him to say everything. Even no to Baba Valya.
За этот дом. Он стал моим. За вас!za E-tat DOM. on STAL ma-EEM. za VAS!To this house. It became mine. To you!
Сядь. И «нет» мне не бывает.SYAT. i NYET MNYE nye by-VA-yet.Sit. And no to me doesn't exist.
Четыре предложения. Хорошо.che-TY-rye pred-la-ZHE-ni-ya. kha-ra-SHO.Four sentences. Good.