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🇷🇺 Russian · Intermediate Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 20 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

One Microphone

The first session after the repair; Sam asks Igor how the studio began: we were young, there was no money, where did you record, in a basement near Taganka, it was damp, then a singer came and recorded a song, she became famous, and we bought a second microphone.

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THE STORY

Igor's studio in Moscow, the first session after the repair, the new hammers in and the desk humming again; Sam and Igor wait for the singer. Igor says the friendly you to Sam, Sam the polite you to Igor.

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Игорь, как вы начали студию?EE-gar, KAK vy NA-chi-li STOO-di-yu?Igor, how did you start the studio?
денег не былоDYE-nyek nye BY-lathere was no money, word for word of money was not
Мы были молодые. Денег не было.my BY-li ma-la-DY-ye. DYE-nyek nye BY-la.We were young. There was no money.
У нас был один микрофон.u NAS byl a-DEEN mi-kra-FON.We had one microphone.
Где вы записывали?GDYE vy za-PEE-sy-va-li?Where did you record?
Мы работали ночью.my ra-BO-ta-li NOCH-yu.We worked at night.
В подвале около Таганки. Там было сыро.f pad-VA-lye O-ka-la ta-GAN-ki. TAM BY-la SY-ra.In a basement near Taganka. It was damp there.
А потом?a pa-TOM?And then?
Потом пришла певица и записала песню.pa-TOM prish-LA pe-VEE-tsa i za-pi-SA-la PYES-nyu.Then a singer came and recorded a song.
Она стала известной?a-NA STA-la iz-VYES-nay?Did she become famous?

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