Day 193: Day Four on the Trans-Siberian
On the fourth day of the train journey from Moscow to Vladivostok, two passengers who met on the first day are waiting for the stop at Slyudyanka, by Lake Baikal.
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Dialogue
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A
Николаич, скоро Слюдянка? Хочу омуля купить на платформе.
Nikolaich, is Slyudyanka soon? I want to buy some omul on the platform.
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B
Минут через десять. Только стоянка там три минуты, имей в виду.
In about ten minutes. But the train only stops there for three minutes, keep that in mind.
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A
Успею! Говорят, там вкуснейший омуль, прямо с Байкала.
I'll make it! They say the omul there is delicious, straight from Baikal.
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B
Вкуснейший. Но я видел людей, отставших от поезда из-за этого омуля.
Delicious. But I've seen people left behind by the train because of that omul.
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A
Тогда выйдем вместе: ты следишь за поездом, а я покупаю.
Then let's get off together: you keep an eye on the train, and I do the buying.
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B
Договорились. Только бери не торгуясь, а то не успеем.
Deal. Just don't haggle, or we won't make it.
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