Skip to content
fluentbyear
🇷🇺 Russian · Intermediate Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 15 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Baba Valya's Kitchen

Baba Valya's kitchen at the dacha, pies on the table and Sam's mother at the end of it: a little pie, she says she's full, just a tiny piece with a drop of tea, well, one tiny piece, nobody says no to you, the secret of the pickles, Mum asks for the recipe, tell her to come next summer.

Audio instruction: English

Report a problem with this lesson

This lesson needs a subscription.

The first 2 lessons of each level are free. One subscription unlocks every other lesson, in the app and on the website.

See the plans

Already subscribed? Sign in. Or listen to lesson 1 for free.

THE STORY

The kitchen of the dacha on a Sunday morning, pies out of the oven, jars of pickles on the sill, Baba Valya with the tea. Sam is polite with Baba Valya, and on the friendly you with Katya; his mother speaks only English, so Sam translates both ways.

Flashcards

The words and phrases of this lesson, one card each. Best after you’ve listened.

Create your account.

Create a free account and confirm your email to keep the cards you like and the decks you make.

Already have an account? Sign in

Words and phrases

The lesson is for your ears. Open this afterwards, to see what you learned.
Линда, пирожок? Сэм, переведи.LEEN-da, pi-ra-ZHOK? SEM, pi-ri-vi-DEE.Linda, a little pie? Sam, translate.
Она говорит спасибо, она сыта.a-NA ga-va-REET spa-SEE-ba, a-NA sy-TA.She says thank you, she's full.
кусочекku-SO-cheka tiny piece
с чайкомs chay-KOMwith a drop of tea
Сыта? Ну кусочек. С чайком.sy-TA? nu ku-SO-chek. s chay-KOM.Full? Just a tiny piece. With a drop of tea.
Ну, один кусочек.NU, a-DEEN ku-SO-chek.Well, one tiny piece.
Баба Валя, тебе никто не говорит нет.BA-ba VA-lya, ti-BYE nik-TO nye ga-va-REET NYET.Baba Valya, nobody says no to you.
лист смородиныLEEST sma-RO-di-nya blackcurrant leaf
Скажи ей секрет огурцов: лист смородины.ska-ZHI yey sik-RYET a-gur-TSOF: LEEST sma-RO-di-ny.Tell her the secret of the pickles: a blackcurrant leaf.
Мама просит рецепт.MA-ma PRO-sit ri-TSEPT.Mum asks for the recipe.

2 more cards in this lesson. Subscribe to see and study them all. See the plans. Already subscribed? Sign in.