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🇷🇺 Russian · Fluency Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 7 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Masha's First Wish

The flat: Masha learns happy birthday Granny, her whole speech is Granny and pancakes, then Sam's turn: I wish you health, happiness and long years, of life, and Masha's part, happy jubilee, which even she gets right.

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THE STORY

The flat in Sokolniki, Lena holding Masha, Galina Petrovna correcting. Everyone says the friendly you; the wishes themselves are addressed politely to Baba Valya.

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Маша, скажи: с днём рождения, баба.MA-sha, ska-ZHEE: z DNYOM razh-DYE-ni-ya, BA-ba.Masha, say: happy birthday, Granny.
Она говорит баба и блины. Вот и вся её речь.a-NA ga-va-REET BA-ba i bli-NY. VOT i FSYA yi-YO RYECH.She says Granny and pancakes. That's her whole speech.
Неплохо для двух с половиной. Теперь ты.ni-PLO-kha dlya DVOOKH s pa-la-VEE-nay. ti-PYER TY.Not bad for two and a half. Now you.
Здоровья, счастья.zda-RO-vya, SHCHAS-tyahealth, happiness
Желаю вам здоровья, счастья и долгих лет.zhe-LA-yu vam zda-RO-vya, SHCHAS-tya i DOL-gikh LYET.I wish you health, happiness and long years.
Жизни. Долгих лет жизни.ZHIZ-ni. DOL-gikh LYET ZHIZ-ni.Of life. Long years of life.
А теперь Машина часть: с юбилеем!a ti-PYER MA-shi-na CHAST: s yu-bi-LYE-yem!And now Masha's part: happy jubilee!
Вот. Это даже Маша не путает.VOT. E-ta DA-zhe MA-sha nye POO-ta-yet.There. Even Masha doesn't mix that one up.
Тогда Маша скажет это за меня.tag-DA MA-sha SKA-zhet E-ta za mi-NYA.Then Masha will say it for me.