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🇷🇺 Russian · Intermediate Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 14 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Fishing at Dawn

The river below the dacha at dawn, Uncle Vova with two rods and Sam's father between them: quiet, the fish hear, Dad says at home they fish for salmon, ask how big, he showed with his hands, ask how they catch it, he told me they stand in the river, explain to him why we sit on the bank, he says it's more beautiful here.

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THE STORY

The bank of the river below the dacha at five in the morning, mist on the water, Uncle Vova, Sam and Sam's father with their rods. Sam and Uncle Vova are on the friendly you; Sam's father speaks only English, so Sam interprets in a whisper.

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Тихо. Рыба слышит.TEE-kha. RY-ba SLY-shit.Quiet. The fish hear.
Папа говорит, что дома ловят лосося.PA-pa ga-va-REET, shto DO-ma LO-vyat la-sa-SYA.Dad says at home they fish for salmon.
Лосось! Спроси, какой большой.la-SOS! spra-SEE, ka-KOY bal-SHOY.Salmon! Ask how big.
Он показал руками. Вот так.on pa-ka-ZAL ru-KA-mi. VOT TAK.He showed with his hands. Like this.
Спроси, как его ловят.spra-SEE, KAK ye-VO LO-vyat.Ask how they catch it.
он рассказал, чтоon ras-ska-ZAL, shtohe told me that
Он рассказал, что они стоят в реке.on ras-ska-ZAL, shto a-NEE sta-YAT v ri-KYE.He told me they stand in the river.
объясни ему, почемуab-yas-NEE ye-MOO, pa-che-MOOexplain to him why
В реке? Объясни ему, почему мы на берегу. Вода холодная.v ri-KYE? ab-yas-NEE ye-MOO, pa-che-MOO my na bi-ri-GOO. va-DA kha-LOD-na-ya.In the river? Explain to him why we're on the bank. The water is cold.
Понял. Говорит, что здесь красивее.PO-nyal. ga-va-REET, shto zdyes kra-SEE-vye-ye.He understood. He says it's more beautiful here.