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🇷🇺 Russian · Intermediate Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 28 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Second Place

The school corridor in May and Nastya's news from the district competition: second place, if it weren't for the slow piece, if it weren't for you I'd have given up, if it weren't for the news I'd scold you, if it weren't for Nastya I'd be at the meeting, go, if it weren't for the exams I'd give you the day off, I'll take it anyway.

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THE STORY

The corridor of the music school on a May afternoon, Nastya back from the district competition, the director on her way to a parents' meeting. Nastya is polite with Sam and he says the friendly you to her, a pupil; Sam and the director are polite with each other.

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Сэм! Второе место на конкурсе!SEM! fta-RO-ye MYES-ta na KON-kur-sye!Sam! Second place at the competition!
если бы неYES-li by nyeif it weren't for
Если бы не медленная пьеса!YES-li by nye MYED-lyen-na-ya PYE-sa!If it weren't for the slow piece!
я бы бросилаya by BRO-si-laI'd have given up, a girl speaking
Если бы не вы, я бы бросила.YES-li by nye VY, ya by BRO-si-la.If it weren't for you, I'd have given up.
Сэм, если бы не новость, я бы вас ругала.SEM, YES-li by nye NO-vast, ya by vas ru-GA-la.Sam, if it weren't for the news, I'd scold you.
Если бы не Настя, я был бы на собрании.YES-li by nye NAS-tya, ya BYL by na sa-BRA-ni-i.If it weren't for Nastya, I'd be at the meeting.
Идите.i-DEE-tye.Go.
Если бы не экзамены, дал бы выходной.YES-li by nye ek-ZA-mi-ny, DAL by vy-khad-NOY.If it weren't for the exams, I'd give you the day off.
всё равноvsyo rav-NOanyway, all the same

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