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🇷🇺 Russian · Intermediate Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 3 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Have You Ever Been?

Checking in at a small hotel on Vasilievsky Island: did you book, two nights, have you ever been to Petersburg, never, Katya was here once as a child, third floor, the bridges go up at one, we've never seen them, then don't go to bed tonight.

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THE STORY

A small hotel on Vasilievsky Island in St Petersburg, nine in the evening in June and still full daylight. The receptionist and Sam say the polite you to each other; Katya and Sam are a couple.

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Добрый вечер. Вы бронировали?DO-bry VYE-cher. vy bra-NEE-ra-va-li?Good evening. Did you book?
Да, две ночи. Купер.DA, DVYE NO-chi. KOO-per.Yes, two nights. Cooper.
когда-нибудьkag-DA-ni-BOOTever, word for word when or other
Вы когда-нибудь были в Петербурге?vy kag-DA-ni-BOOT BY-li f pe-ter-BOOR-gye?Have you ever been to Petersburg?
А вы когда-нибудь были в Америке?a vy kag-DA-ni-BOOT BY-li v a-MYE-ri-kye?And have you ever been to America?
Никогда. Катя была здесь один раз.ni-kag-DA. KA-tya by-LA ZDYES a-DEEN RAS.Never. Katya was here once.
Я здесь никогда не был.ya ZDYES ni-kag-DA nye BYL.I've never been here.
В детстве, с бабушкой.v DYET-stvye, s BA-bush-kay.As a child, with my grandmother.
мосты разводятmas-TY raz-VO-dyatthey raise the bridges
Третий этаж. Мосты разводят в час.TRYE-ti e-TASH. mas-TY raz-VO-dyat f CHAS.Third floor. The bridges go up at one.

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