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🇷🇺 Russian · Intermediate Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 21 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Tickets to Kazan

The ticket office at Kazansky station, three places on the night train to Kazan: where to, compartment or open carriage, we decided on a compartment, upper or lower berths, two lower and one upper, agreed, departure at 23:10, we chose well.

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THE STORY

The ticket office at Kazansky station in Moscow, on a weekday afternoon: Dima and Sam are buying three places on the Friday night train to Kazan, where Igor has a recording job and a grand piano to tune. Dima and Sam are friends and say the friendly you to each other; both are polite with the ticket clerk.

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Куда едете?ku-DA YE-dye-tye?Where are you going?
В Казань, на пятницу, ночной поезд.f ka-ZAN, na PYAT-ni-tsu, nach-NOY PO-yest.To Kazan, for Friday, the night train.
Три билета до Казани, пожалуйста.TREE bi-LYE-ta da ka-ZA-ni, pa-ZHA-lus-ta.Three tickets to Kazan, please.
Купе или плацкарт?ku-PE EE-li plats-KART?Compartment or open carriage?
мы решилиmy re-SHEE-liwe decided
Мы решили: купе.my re-SHEE-li: ku-PE.We decided on a compartment.
Верхние или нижние полки?VYERKH-ni-ye EE-li NIZH-ni-ye POL-ki?Upper or lower berths?
Две нижние и одна верхняя. Договорились.DVYE NIZH-ni-ye i ad-NA VYERKH-nya-ya. da-ga-va-REE-lis.Two lower and one upper. Agreed.
Отправление в двадцать три десять.at-prav-LYE-ni-ye v DVAT-tsat TREE DYE-syat.Departure at 23:10.
Мы хорошо выбрали. Будем спать.my kha-ra-SHO VY-bra-li. BOO-dyem SPAT.We chose well. We'll sleep.