Day 107: Who Pays for the Big Room
In a rented apartment in Saint Petersburg, three student flatmates sit down to split the month's rent.
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- Read the situation under the title.
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Dialogue
Audio for this lesson is coming soon. For now, read the dialogue and its translation.
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A
Так, хозяин просит сорок пять тысяч, значит, по пятнадцать с каждого.
Okay, the landlord wants forty-five thousand, so that's fifteen each.
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B
Подожди, почему поровну? У тебя же комната с балконом!
Wait, why equally? You've got the room with the balcony!
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A
Хотя комната и большая, я там только сплю!
The room may be big, but I only sleep there!
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C
Не ругайтесь. Давайте так: тебе семнадцать, а нам по четырнадцать.
Don't fight. Let's do it like this: seventeen for you, and fourteen each for us.
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A
Семнадцать? Ну ладно... Но тогда балкон только мой!
Seventeen? Well, okay... But then the balcony's all mine!
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B
Договорились! Но пока тепло, чай пьём у тебя на балконе.
Deal! But while it's warm, we're having our tea on your balcony.
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