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🇷🇺 Russian · Fluency Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 3 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Invitation

Sam phones Uncle Vova at the dacha: we invite you to the jubilee, what's this polite you, no fuss so plenty of it, we'll certainly come if the car starts, then by train, and bring the old photographs.

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THE STORY

The kitchen in Sokolniki, Sam on the phone to Uncle Vova at the dacha. They are on the friendly you, though Sam opens with the formal invitation.

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Дядя Вова, приглашаем вас на юбилей.DYA-dya VO-va, pri-gla-SHA-yem vas na yu-bi-LYEY.Uncle Vova, we invite you to the jubilee.
Спасибо за приглашение. Но что за вы? Говори нормально.spa-SEE-ba za pri-gla-SHE-ni-ye. no SHTO za VY? ga-va-REE nar-MAL-na.Thank you for the invitation. But what's this polite you? Talk normally.
Баба Валя сказала: без шума. Значит, шума будет много.BA-ba VA-lya ska-ZA-la: byes SHOO-ma. ZNA-chit, SHOO-ma BOO-dyet MNO-ga.Baba Valya said: no fuss. So there'll be plenty of it.
Привезу Нюру с мужем, если машина заведётся.pri-vi-ZOO NYOO-ru s MOO-zhem, YES-li ma-SHI-na za-vi-DYO-tsa.I'll bring Nyura and her husband, if the car starts.
А если не заведётся?a YES-li nye za-vi-DYO-tsa?And if it doesn't start?
Тогда на поезде. Юбилей я не пропущу.tag-DA na PO-yez-dye. yu-bi-LYEY ya nye pra-pu-SHCHOO.Then by train. I'm not missing the jubilee.
Привези старые фотографии.pri-vi-ZEE STA-ry-ye fa-ta-GRA-fi-i.Bring the old photographs.
А ты привези пианино.a TY pri-vi-ZEE pi-a-NEE-na.And you bring the piano.