Day 81: The Bike That Won't Unlock
At a bike-sharing station in Khabarovsk, a middle-aged man who cannot unlock a bike with the app asks a teenager for help.
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
Парень, помоги! Сканирую код, а замок не открывается.
Hey, kid, help me out! I'm scanning the code, but the lock won't open.
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B
Покажите телефон... Так это же код соседнего велосипеда!
Show me your phone... Oh, that's the code for the bike next to it!
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A
Как соседнего? А, точно, вон тот открылся.
What do you mean, the next one? Oh, right, that one over there just unlocked.
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B
Тогда берите его, аренда ведь уже началась.
Then take that one, the rental's already started, after all.
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A
Если бы не ты, до вечера бы тут стоял!
If it weren't for you, I'd have been standing here till evening!
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B
Не за что. Только потом не забудьте завершить аренду.
No problem. Just don't forget to end the rental afterwards.
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