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21 [twenty-one]

Small Talk 2

Small Talk 2

21 [двадцать один]

21 [dvadtsatʹ odin]

Лёгкая беседа 2

[Lëgkaya beseda 2]

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Where do you come from? В- отк---? В_ о______ В- о-к-д-? ---------- Вы откуда? 0
Vy--t--d-? V_ o______ V- o-k-d-? ---------- Vy otkuda?
From Basel. Из ---е--. И_ Б______ И- Б-з-л-. ---------- Из Базеля. 0
Iz--azel-a. I_ B_______ I- B-z-l-a- ----------- Iz Bazelya.
Basel is in Switzerland. Базел--н----ит-я---Ш---ц--и-. Б_____ н________ в Ш_________ Б-з-л- н-х-д-т-я в Ш-е-ц-р-и- ----------------------------- Базель находится в Швейцарии. 0
Ba--lʹ-n--h-di---- - --ve-t----i. B_____ n__________ v S___________ B-z-l- n-k-o-i-s-a v S-v-y-s-r-i- --------------------------------- Bazelʹ nakhoditsya v Shveytsarii.
May I introduce Mr. Miller? Ра--еши-е -н- п-ед-т-в--ь--ам господи-а --л--ра. Р________ м__ п__________ В__ г________ М_______ Р-з-е-и-е м-е п-е-с-а-и-ь В-м г-с-о-и-а М-л-е-а- ------------------------------------------------ Разрешите мне представить Вам господина Мюллера. 0
R-zr---i-----e -redst-v-tʹ--a- gospodin- M---l-ra. R_________ m__ p__________ V__ g________ M________ R-z-e-h-t- m-e p-e-s-a-i-ʹ V-m g-s-o-i-a M-u-l-r-. -------------------------------------------------- Razreshite mne predstavitʹ Vam gospodina Myullera.
He is a foreigner. О--и-ост-ане-. О_ и__________ О- и-о-т-а-е-. -------------- Он иностранец. 0
On -n-st---ets. O_ i___________ O- i-o-t-a-e-s- --------------- On inostranets.
He speaks several languages. Он-г---р-т на не-к-льк-х----к--. О_ г______ н_ н_________ я______ О- г-в-р-т н- н-с-о-ь-и- я-ы-а-. -------------------------------- Он говорит на нескольких языках. 0
On --v--i---- -eskol--i----az-k--h. O_ g______ n_ n__________ y________ O- g-v-r-t n- n-s-o-ʹ-i-h y-z-k-k-. ----------------------------------- On govorit na neskolʹkikh yazykakh.
Are you here for the first time? Вы з-есь-----вые? В_ з____ в_______ В- з-е-ь в-е-в-е- ----------------- Вы здесь впервые? 0
V--zd----v--rv-ye? V_ z____ v________ V- z-e-ʹ v-e-v-y-? ------------------ Vy zdesʹ vpervyye?
No, I was here once last year. Н-т, ---ж- --- --бы-- --ес----про-лом-г-ду. Н___ я у__ б__ / б___ з____ в п______ г____ Н-т- я у-е б-л / б-л- з-е-ь в п-о-л-м г-д-. ------------------------------------------- Нет, я уже был / была здесь в прошлом году. 0
Net, y-------b-l - ---- z-e------r--h-om-g---. N___ y_ u___ b__ / b___ z____ v p_______ g____ N-t- y- u-h- b-l / b-l- z-e-ʹ v p-o-h-o- g-d-. ---------------------------------------------- Net, ya uzhe byl / byla zdesʹ v proshlom godu.
Only for a week, though. Но ------ -дну н----ю. Н_ т_____ о___ н______ Н- т-л-к- о-н- н-д-л-. ---------------------- Но только одну неделю. 0
No ---ʹk--od-u ne-e---. N_ t_____ o___ n_______ N- t-l-k- o-n- n-d-l-u- ----------------------- No tolʹko odnu nedelyu.
How do you like it here? Ка- Ва- ---а- -р-в--с-? К__ В__ у н__ н________ К-к В-м у н-с н-а-и-с-? ----------------------- Как Вам у нас нравится? 0
Kak -a- ---as nra-itsya? K__ V__ u n__ n_________ K-k V-m u n-s n-a-i-s-a- ------------------------ Kak Vam u nas nravitsya?
A lot. The people are nice. Оч-н- -ор-ш-- ---и--че----рия-ные. О____ х______ Л___ о____ п________ О-е-ь х-р-ш-. Л-д- о-е-ь п-и-т-ы-. ---------------------------------- Очень хорошо. Люди очень приятные. 0
O--e-- k--r--h-.-Ly--i o--enʹ -ri---n-ye. O_____ k________ L____ o_____ p__________ O-h-n- k-o-o-h-. L-u-i o-h-n- p-i-a-n-y-. ----------------------------------------- Ochenʹ khorosho. Lyudi ochenʹ priyatnyye.
And I like the scenery, too. И ла--ш--т-мне ---е н--в-тся. И л_______ м__ т___ н________ И л-н-ш-ф- м-е т-ж- н-а-и-с-. ----------------------------- И ландшафт мне тоже нравится. 0
I lan-----t-m-- t-zhe-n--v-t--a. I l________ m__ t____ n_________ I l-n-s-a-t m-e t-z-e n-a-i-s-a- -------------------------------- I landshaft mne tozhe nravitsya.
What is your profession? Кт- Вы--о пр--е-с--? К__ В_ п_ п_________ К-о В- п- п-о-е-с-и- -------------------- Кто Вы по профессии? 0
K-o-V- -- pr-f---i-? K__ V_ p_ p_________ K-o V- p- p-o-e-s-i- -------------------- Kto Vy po professii?
I am a translator. Я-п-р-во-чи---/-- -е-е-о--ица. Я п__________ / Я п___________ Я п-р-в-д-и-. / Я п-р-в-д-и-а- ------------------------------ Я переводчик. / Я переводчица. 0
Ya-pe--v--ch----/ -a per-vodchit--. Y_ p___________ / Y_ p_____________ Y- p-r-v-d-h-k- / Y- p-r-v-d-h-t-a- ----------------------------------- Ya perevodchik. / Ya perevodchitsa.
I translate books. Я п---в-ж----и--. Я п_______ к_____ Я п-р-в-ж- к-и-и- ----------------- Я перевожу книги. 0
Y----r-v-----kn-gi. Y_ p________ k_____ Y- p-r-v-z-u k-i-i- ------------------- Ya perevozhu knigi.
Are you alone here? В- зд-сь -д-н --од-а? В_ з____ о___ / о____ В- з-е-ь о-и- / о-н-? --------------------- Вы здесь один / одна? 0
Vy zd-sʹ--d-- /-od--? V_ z____ o___ / o____ V- z-e-ʹ o-i- / o-n-? --------------------- Vy zdesʹ odin / odna?
No, my wife / my husband is also here. Н-т, -оя --на-- --й-му- --ж--з-ес-. Н___ м__ ж___ / м__ м__ т___ з_____ Н-т- м-я ж-н- / м-й м-ж т-ж- з-е-ь- ----------------------------------- Нет, моя жена / мой муж тоже здесь. 0
N-t, --------n- /--oy -u-h---zh--z-es-. N___ m___ z____ / m__ m___ t____ z_____ N-t- m-y- z-e-a / m-y m-z- t-z-e z-e-ʹ- --------------------------------------- Net, moya zhena / moy muzh tozhe zdesʹ.
And those are my two children. А в----а--д-ое-мо---д-те-. А в__ т__ д___ м___ д_____ А в-т т-м д-о- м-и- д-т-й- -------------------------- А вот там двое моих детей. 0
A-vot-ta- d-oy- m-ik- d-tey. A v__ t__ d____ m____ d_____ A v-t t-m d-o-e m-i-h d-t-y- ---------------------------- A vot tam dvoye moikh detey.

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