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🇷🇺 Russian · Intermediate Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 20 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Interval

Swan Lake at the Bolshoi, and in the interval Sam asks: your tickets, dress circle up the stairs on the left, it's beautiful, why are you so quiet, I've wanted to ask you for a long time, ask, will you marry me, yes, of course yes, silly, third bell, go into the hall, we're coming, Katya said yes.

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THE STORY

The Bolshoi Theatre on a Saturday evening, Swan Lake, the dress circle, and the interval on the landing with the chandeliers. Sam is polite with the usher and on the friendly you with Katya.

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Ваши билеты. Бельэтаж, по лестнице налево.VA-shi bi-LYE-ty. bel-e-TASH, pa LYES-ni-tse na-LYE-va.Your tickets. Dress circle, up the stairs on the left.
Сэм, как красиво! Почему ты такой тихий?SEM, kak kra-SEE-va! pa-chi-MOO ty ta-KOY TEE-khiy?Sam, it's beautiful! Why are you so quiet?
Катя, я давно хотел тебя спросить.KA-tya, ya dav-NO kha-TYEL ti-BYA spra-SEET.Katya, I've wanted to ask you for a long time.
Спрашивай.SPRA-shi-vay.Ask.
Катя, выходи за меня замуж.KA-tya, vy-kha-DEE za mi-NYA ZA-mush.Katya, marry me.
Ты выйдешь за меня?ty VY-dyesh za mi-NYA?Will you marry me?
Да. Конечно, да, глупый.DA. ka-NYESH-na, DA, GLOO-py.Yes. Of course yes, silly.
Третий звонок. Проходите в зал.TRYE-tiy zva-NOK. pra-kha-DEE-tye v ZAL.Third bell. Go into the hall.
Идём! Катя сказала да!i-DYOM! KA-tya ska-ZA-la DA!We're coming! Katya said yes!