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🇷🇺 Russian · Intermediate Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 7 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Sit In With Us

A jazz café on the Fontanka: where did you learn to play like that, in Portland, I started at seven, when did you stop, I never stopped and I started tuning too, will you sit in with us, we begin at ten, with pleasure, you finished at one and they wanted more, come back next summer.

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THE STORY

A small jazz café on the Fontanka embankment in St Petersburg, late on a white night, a trio on a tiny stage. The bandleader and Sam are musicians and say the friendly you to each other; Katya and Sam are a couple.

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научился игратьna-u-CHEEL-sya ig-RATlearned to play, said of a man
Где ты так научился играть?GDYE ty TAK na-u-CHEEL-sya ig-RAT?Where did you learn to play like that?
В Портленде. Я начал в семь лет.f PORT-len-dye. ya NA-chal f SYEM LYET.In Portland. I started at seven.
А когда перестал?a kag-DA pe-re-STAL?And when did you stop?
Перестань!pe-re-STAN!Stop it!
Я не переставал. И начал настраивать.ya nye pe-re-sta-VAL. i NA-chal na-STRA-i-vat.I never stopped. And I started tuning.
Сыграешь с нами? Начинаем в десять.sy-GRA-yesh s NA-mi? na-chi-NA-yem v DYE-syat.Will you sit in with us? We begin at ten.
Мы закончили. Спасибо!my za-KON-chi-li. spa-SEE-ba!We've finished. Thank you!
С удовольствием. А что играем?s u-da-VOL-stvi-yem. a SHTO ig-RA-yem?With pleasure. What are we playing?
они хотели ещёa-NEE kha-TYE-li ye-SHCHOthey wanted more

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