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54 [fifty-four]

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54 [пятьдесят четыре]

54 [pyatʹdesyat chetyre]

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I want to buy a present. Я-----л--- --хо--л- б--ку-ить -о-ар-к. Я х____ б_ / х_____ б_ к_____ п_______ Я х-т-л б- / х-т-л- б- к-п-т- п-д-р-к- -------------------------------------- Я хотел бы / хотела бы купить подарок. 0
Y- k---el-by-/ --ote---by----it- ----r-k. Y_ k_____ b_ / k______ b_ k_____ p_______ Y- k-o-e- b- / k-o-e-a b- k-p-t- p-d-r-k- ----------------------------------------- Ya khotel by / khotela by kupitʹ podarok.
But nothing too expensive. Но-н--ег----е---дор---г-. Н_ н_____ о____ д________ Н- н-ч-г- о-е-ь д-р-г-г-. ------------------------- Но ничего очень дорогого. 0
No n-----o o---n- -orogog-. N_ n______ o_____ d________ N- n-c-e-o o-h-n- d-r-g-g-. --------------------------- No nichego ochenʹ dorogogo.
Maybe a handbag? Може---ыт- --мочку? М____ б___ с_______ М-ж-т б-т- с-м-ч-у- ------------------- Может быть сумочку? 0
M--h-- ---ʹ sum-ch-u? M_____ b___ s________ M-z-e- b-t- s-m-c-k-? --------------------- Mozhet bytʹ sumochku?
Which color would you like? К-ко------ Вы хотел- бы? К____ ц___ В_ х_____ б__ К-к-й ц-е- В- х-т-л- б-? ------------------------ Какой цвет Вы хотели бы? 0
Kak-y-tsv-- Vy---o-e-i --? K____ t____ V_ k______ b__ K-k-y t-v-t V- k-o-e-i b-? -------------------------- Kakoy tsvet Vy khoteli by?
Black, brown or white? Ч---ый, ------евый-и-и--е-ы-? Ч______ к_________ и__ б_____ Ч-р-ы-, к-р-ч-е-ы- и-и б-л-й- ----------------------------- Чёрный, коричневый или белый? 0
Chë-ny-,-----c--e--y--li-bel--? C_______ k__________ i__ b_____ C-ë-n-y- k-r-c-n-v-y i-i b-l-y- ------------------------------- Chërnyy, korichnevyy ili belyy?
A large one or a small one? Б-льш-ю-или--ал--ькую? Б______ и__ м_________ Б-л-ш-ю и-и м-л-н-к-ю- ---------------------- Большую или маленькую? 0
B-l--h--u --- ma------y-? B________ i__ m__________ B-l-s-u-u i-i m-l-n-k-y-? ------------------------- Bolʹshuyu ili malenʹkuyu?
May I see this one, please? М-ж-- --с-----ть-э--? М____ п_________ э___ М-ж-о п-с-о-р-т- э-у- --------------------- Можно посмотреть эту? 0
M-z--o-posm-----ʹ --u? M_____ p_________ e___ M-z-n- p-s-o-r-t- e-u- ---------------------- Mozhno posmotretʹ etu?
Is it made of leather? Он- кож-на-? О__ к_______ О-а к-ж-н-я- ------------ Она кожаная? 0
Ona ---h-na-a? O__ k_________ O-a k-z-a-a-a- -------------- Ona kozhanaya?
Or is it made of plastic? Или--на--- ис----в-н-- --т-риа-о-? И__ о__ и_ и__________ м__________ И-и о-а и- и-к-с-в-н-х м-т-р-а-о-? ---------------------------------- Или она из искуственых материалов? 0
I-i---a--z-is-ustv---kh ma-e-i--ov? I__ o__ i_ i___________ m__________ I-i o-a i- i-k-s-v-n-k- m-t-r-a-o-? ----------------------------------- Ili ona iz iskustvenykh materialov?
Of leather, of course. К--ечно--ож-н-я. К______ к_______ К-н-ч-о к-ж-н-я- ---------------- Конечно кожаная. 0
K----h-o kozh-na--. K_______ k_________ K-n-c-n- k-z-a-a-a- ------------------- Konechno kozhanaya.
This is very good quality. Это-----енн---ор-шее --ч--т-о. Э__ о_______ х______ к________ Э-о о-о-е-н- х-р-ш-е к-ч-с-в-. ------------------------------ Это особенно хорошее качество. 0
E-- osobenn----or-s---e kache--vo. E__ o_______ k_________ k_________ E-o o-o-e-n- k-o-o-h-y- k-c-e-t-o- ---------------------------------- Eto osobenno khorosheye kachestvo.
And the bag is really very reasonable. И с-м-- ---с-вител--- ----ь -ешё---. И с____ д____________ о____ д_______ И с-м-а д-й-т-и-е-ь-о о-е-ь д-ш-в-я- ------------------------------------ И сумка действительно очень дешёвая. 0
I-sumka--e-s--it-lʹn- ----nʹ desh-v---. I s____ d____________ o_____ d_________ I s-m-a d-y-t-i-e-ʹ-o o-h-n- d-s-ë-a-a- --------------------------------------- I sumka deystvitelʹno ochenʹ deshëvaya.
I like it. О-а--н- нрав---я. О__ м__ н________ О-а м-е н-а-и-с-. ----------------- Она мне нравится. 0
O-- --e n-av--sya. O__ m__ n_________ O-a m-e n-a-i-s-a- ------------------ Ona mne nravitsya.
I’ll take it. Я её в---му. Я е_ в______ Я е- в-з-м-. ------------ Я её возьму. 0
Ya -e---v-z-mu. Y_ y___ v______ Y- y-y- v-z-m-. --------------- Ya yeyë vozʹmu.
Can I exchange it if needed? С--гу-я-е---есл- -у-но,---ме---ь? С____ я е__ е___ н_____ п________ С-о-у я е-, е-л- н-ж-о- п-м-н-т-? --------------------------------- Смогу я её, если нужно, поменять? 0
Sm-g---a y-yë,---sl- nu-h-o- po-e-y-tʹ? S____ y_ y____ y____ n______ p_________ S-o-u y- y-y-, y-s-i n-z-n-, p-m-n-a-ʹ- --------------------------------------- Smogu ya yeyë, yesli nuzhno, pomenyatʹ?
Of course. Сам--с-б---р---мее-с-. С___ с____ р__________ С-м- с-б-й р-з-м-е-с-. ---------------------- Само собой разумеется. 0
S--o soboy r-z--ey---y-. S___ s____ r____________ S-m- s-b-y r-z-m-y-t-y-. ------------------------ Samo soboy razumeyetsya.
We’ll gift wrap it. Мы -пакуе- её-к-к по-ар--. М_ у______ е_ к__ п_______ М- у-а-у-м е- к-к п-д-р-к- -------------------------- Мы упакуем её как подарок. 0
M- upa--ye- -e-ë k-----d----. M_ u_______ y___ k__ p_______ M- u-a-u-e- y-y- k-k p-d-r-k- ----------------------------- My upakuyem yeyë kak podarok.
The cashier is over there. К---- -о- та-. К____ в__ т___ К-с-а в-н т-м- -------------- Касса вон там. 0
K--sa v-- t--. K____ v__ t___ K-s-a v-n t-m- -------------- Kassa von tam.

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