Day 76: Singing Carols for Sweets
On a January evening in a village near Mogilev, a teenager and his cousin go from house to house to sing carols for sweets.
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- Read the situation under the title.
- Read the dialogue and its translation. The audio for this lesson is coming soon.
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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
Ну что, стучим? Слова выучил?
So, shall we knock? Did you learn the words?
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B
Выучил... Хотя нет, только первую строчку помню.
I did... Actually, no, I only remember the first line.
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A
Серьёзно? Бабушка говорит, без песни конфет не дают.
Seriously? Grandma says they don't give you sweets without a song.
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B
Ну пой ты, а я рядом постою.
Well, you sing, and I'll stand next to you.
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A
Всего три конфеты! Если бы ты выучил слова, дали бы больше.
Only three sweets! If you'd learned the words, they'd have given us more.
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B
Зато мешок я держал. Пошли дальше, к тёте Гале.
But I held the bag. Let's go on, to Aunt Galya's.
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