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🇷🇺 Russian · Intermediate Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 12 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

At the Gate

Baba Valya meets Sam's parents at the gate of the dacha: come in, dear guests, meet my parents, and by patronymic, in America there are no patronymics, call him Tom, then for him I'm Valentina Ivanovna, Mum brought you a scarf, make yourselves at home.

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THE STORY

The gate of the dacha outside Moscow on a Saturday at noon, Baba Valya in her apron, Galina Petrovna behind her, and Sam's parents with a bag of presents. Sam is polite with Baba Valya and Galina Petrovna; his parents speak only English, so Sam speaks for them.

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Проходите, дорогие гости!pra-kha-DEE-tye, da-ra-GHEE-ye GOS-ti!Come in, dear guests!
познакомьтесьpa-zna-KOM-tyesmeet them, politely, word for word get acquainted
Познакомьтесь: мои родители, Том и Линда.pa-zna-KOM-tyes: ma-EE ra-DEE-ti-li, TOM i LEEN-da.Meet my parents, Tom and Linda.
Том. А по отчеству?TOM. a pa OT-chest-vu?Tom. And by patronymic?
В Америке нет отчеств. Просто Том.v a-MYE-ri-kye nyet OT-chestf. PROS-ta TOM.In America there are no patronymics. Just Tom.
Мама, зови его Том. И на вы.MA-ma, za-VEE ye-VO TOM. i na VY.Mama, call him Tom. And use the polite you.
Тогда для него я Валентина Ивановна.tag-DA dlya ni-VO ya va-len-TEE-na i-VA-nav-na.Then for him I'm Valentina Ivanovna.
Мама привезла вам шарф из Портленда.MA-ma pri-vez-LA vam SHARF iz PORT-len-da.Mum brought you a scarf from Portland.
Чувствуйте себя как дома.CHOOST-vuy-tye si-BYA kak DO-mamake yourselves at home
Ой, ну зачем! Чувствуйте себя как дома.OY, nu za-CHEM! CHOOST-vuy-tye si-BYA kak DO-ma.Oh, you shouldn't have! Make yourselves at home.