Day 100: Can I Borrow Your Car?
In Moscow, a man who has no car of his own asks his friend Vitya for a favor.
How to study this lesson 3 steps
- Read the situation under the title.
- Read the dialogue and its translation. The audio for this lesson is coming soon.
- Spend at least 30 minutes listening to native Russian audio, for example from the Resources page. It doesn't matter if you don't understand it yet.
Dialogue
Audio for this lesson is coming soon. For now, read the dialogue and its translation.
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A
Слушай, Витя, можешь одолжить машину на выходные?
Listen, Vitya, could you lend me your car for the weekend?
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B
Можно. А куда собрался?
Sure. Where are you off to?
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A
Родителей на дачу отвезти, помидоры сажать.
To take my parents to the dacha, to plant tomatoes.
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B
Бери, конечно. Только верни с полным баком.
Take it, of course. Just bring it back with a full tank.
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A
Спасибо! Честно говоря, если бы была своя, не просил бы.
Thanks! To be honest, if I had my own, I wouldn't ask.
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B
И отцу руль не давай. Я помню, как он в столб въехал.
And don't let your dad drive. I remember him driving into a post.
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