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🇷🇺 Russian · Intermediate Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 9 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

From the Beginning

The same bench on the Neva, the next white night, Sam's turn: tell me from the beginning, I was born in Portland and grew up with a piano, who played it, my grandmother taught me, did you study music, I studied at college with Dima, then I became a tuner, why not a pianist, a tuner works every day and a pianist waits.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The same bench on the Neva embankment in St Petersburg, the next night, still light after midnight. Katya and Sam are a couple and say the friendly you to each other.

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А ты? Расскажи с начала.a TY? ras-ska-ZHEE s na-CHA-la.And you? Tell me from the beginning.
родился в Портлендеra-DEEL-sya f PORT-len-dyewas born in Portland, said by a man
Я родился в Портленде и вырос с пианино.ya ra-DEEL-sya f PORT-len-dye i VY-ras s pi-a-NEE-na.I was born in Portland and grew up with a piano.
Где ты родилась?GDYE ty ra-di-LAS?Where were you born?
Кто на нём играл?KTO na NYOM ig-RAL?Who played it?
Моя бабушка. Она меня учила.ma-YA BA-bush-ka. a-NA me-NYA u-CHEE-la.My grandmother. She taught me.
Ты учился музыке?ty u-CHEEL-sya MOO-zy-kye?Did you study music?
Я учился в колледже, с Димой.ya u-CHEEL-sya f KOL-led-zhe, z DEE-may.I studied at college, with Dima.
стал настройщикомSTAL na-STROY-shchi-kambecame a tuner, with the ending for turning into
Потом я стал настройщиком.pa-TOM ya STAL na-STROY-shchi-kam.Then I became a tuner.

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