Day 111 of 175

Day 111: Rising Prices

In a supermarket checkout queue in Moscow, a man runs into an old friend.

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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

Audio for this lesson is coming soon. For now, read the dialogue and its translation.

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  1. A

    Серёга, здорово! Видал, молоко опять подорожало, уже под сто рублей?

    Seryoga, hi! Did you see milk's gone up again? It's nearly a hundred rubles.

  2. B

    Видал. Цены поднимаются каждый месяц, а зарплаты почему-то не повышаются.

    I did. Prices go up every month, but salaries somehow don't.

  3. A

    А премию за квартал нам так и не дали, хотя обещали. У вас как?

    And we still haven't got our quarterly bonus, though they promised it. How about at your place?

  4. B

    Та же история: в связи с кризисом премий не будет. Кофе теперь из дома ношу.

    Same story: because of the crisis there won't be any bonuses. I bring my coffee from home now.

  5. A

    Вот и я экономлю, денег кот наплакал: на метро пересел, поскольку бензин нынче золотой.

    I'm saving too, there's next to no money: I've switched to the metro, since petrol is worth its weight in gold these days.

  6. B

    На метро, значит, пересел? А в корзине у тебя что, красная икра?

    Switched to the metro, have you? Then what's that in your basket, red caviar?

  7. A

    Так это не себе, у мамы юбилей. На маме, Серёга, не экономят!

    That's not for me, it's my mum's big birthday. You don't save on your mum, Seryoga!

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