Day 22: A Passport Through the Wash
At a public services center in Ryazan, a man hands the clerk a passport that has seen better days.
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
Здравствуйте. Вот, паспорт вместе с джинсами постирал. Его ещё можно спасти?
Hello. Here, I washed my passport along with my jeans. Can it still be saved?
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B
Боюсь, нет: фото размыто, страницы слиплись. Придётся менять.
I'm afraid not: the photo is smudged, the pages are stuck together. It'll have to be replaced.
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A
Жаль. Ладно, где тут заявление пишут?
Pity. All right, where do I fill in the application?
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B
Заполним прямо здесь, подпишите вот тут. Новый будет через десять дней.
We'll fill it in right here, sign here. The new one will be ready in ten days.
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A
Десять дней? А у меня же в пятницу поезд в Москву!
Ten days? But I've got a train to Moscow on Friday!
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B
Поскольку старый паспорт испорчен, выдадим вам временное удостоверение. С ним и поедете.
Since the old passport is ruined, we'll issue you a temporary ID. You can travel with that.
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