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🇷🇺 Russian · Intermediate Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 26 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Blessing

Saturday at three in Galina Petrovna's living room: these are for you, sit down, I love your daughter and I ask for your blessing, you should have come earlier but you came, I know, forgive me, I ask for your daughter's hand, where will you live, in Moscow with the permit and the work at the school, good, go on.

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THE STORY

Galina Petrovna's living room at Sokolniki on a Saturday at three, five white roses on the table, Katya at the hospital. Sam and Galina Petrovna are polite with each other.

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Галина Петровна, это вам.ga-LEE-na pye-TROV-na, E-ta VAM.Galina Petrovna, these are for you.
Спасибо. Садитесь, Сэм.spa-SEE-ba. sa-DEE-tyes, SEM.Thank you. Sit down, Sam.
вашего благословенияVA-she-va bla-ga-sla-VYE-ni-yayour blessing, in the of-form after ask for
Я люблю вашу дочь. Я прошу вашего благословения.ya lyu-BLYU VA-shu DOCH. ya pra-SHOO VA-she-va bla-ga-sla-VYE-ni-ya.I love your daughter. I ask for your blessing.
вы должны былиvy dalzh-NY BY-liyou should have, politely, word for word you were obliged
Вы должны были прийти раньше. Но вы пришли.vy dalzh-NY BY-li priy-TEE RAN-she. no vy prish-LEE.You should have come earlier. But you came.
Я знаю. Простите меня.ya ZNA-yu. pras-TEE-tye mi-NYA.I know. Forgive me.
Я прошу руки вашей дочери.ya pra-SHOO ru-KEE VA-shey DO-chi-ri.I ask for your daughter's hand.
Где вы будете жить?GDYE vy BOO-dye-tye ZHIT?Where will you live?
В Москве. У меня разрешение и работа в школе.v mask-VYE. u mi-NYA raz-ri-SHE-ni-ye i ra-BO-ta f SHKO-lye.In Moscow. I have the permit and work at the school.

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