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PART 1 · LESSON 2 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

Before Me

On the fast train to St Petersburg, Katya asks what Sam's first year was like, before her: every day I tuned the pianos at the school, in the evenings I played at the club and walked around the Arbat, I called home every Sunday, I studied Russian every day, your mother corrected me.

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Lesson 2 · Before Me

Russian · 30 minutes

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The fast train from Moscow to St Petersburg, somewhere past Tver, Katya and Sam side by side at the window. They are together now and say the friendly you to each other.

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раньшеRAN-shebefore, in the old days
Что ты делал раньше? До меня.SHTO ty DYE-lal RAN-she? da me-NYA.What did you do before? Before me.
Каждый день настраивал пианино в школе.KAZH-dy DYEN na-STRA-i-val pi-a-NEE-na f SHKO-lye.Every day I tuned the pianos at the school.
Раньше я не говорил по-русски.RAN-she ya nye ga-va-REEL pa-ROOS-ki.Before, I didn't speak Russian.
А вечером?a VYE-che-ram?And in the evenings?
гулял по Арбатуgu-LYAL pa ar-BA-tuwalked around the Arbat
Играл в клубе и гулял по Арбату.ig-RAL f KLOO-bye i gu-LYAL pa ar-BA-tu.I played at the club and walked around the Arbat.
Ты часто звонил домой?ty CHAS-ta zva-NEEL da-MOY?Did you often call home?
Я часто думал о тебе.ya CHAS-ta DOO-mal a te-BYE.I often thought about you.
Каждое воскресенье.KAZH-da-ye vas-kre-SYEN-ye.Every Sunday.
А русский учил?a ROOS-ki u-CHEEL?And did you study Russian?
меня исправлялаme-NYA is-prav-LYA-lacorrected me, a woman doing it
Каждый день. Твоя мама меня исправляла.KAZH-dy DYEN. tva-YA MA-ma me-NYA is-prav-LYA-la.Every day. Your mother corrected me.