Day 169 of 200

Day 169: The Table Is Ten Centimeters Longer

At a furniture workshop in Veliky Ustyug, a customer comes to collect the kitchen table he ordered from the carpenter.

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  1. Read the situation under the title.
  2. Read the dialogue and its translation. The audio for this lesson is coming soon.
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Dialogue

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  1. A

    Здравствуйте, я за столом. Можно я его сначала измерю?

    Hello, I'm here for my table. May I measure it first?

  2. B

    Конечно. Стол сделан точно по заказу, я сам проверял.

    Of course. The table was made exactly to order, I checked it myself.

  3. A

    Я заказывал метр двадцать, а тут метр тридцать.

    I ordered one meter twenty, and this is one meter thirty.

  4. B

    Сейчас посмотрю заказ... Да, размер указан верно. Ошибся я, извините.

    Let me check the order... Yes, the size is written correctly. The mistake is mine, sorry.

  5. A

    Ну вот. А мне говорили, вы точнейший мастер в Устюге.

    Well, there you go. And they told me you were the most precise craftsman in Ustyug.

  6. B

    Точнейший и есть, просто устал. К пятнице укорочу, а доставка за мой счёт.

    And so I am, I'm just tired. I'll shorten it by Friday, and the delivery is on me.

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