Day 70: Wishing Luck Before the Driving Test
Outside the traffic police test site in Kazan, a young man waits for his driving test with his father.
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
Пап, у меня руки трясутся. Вдруг я прямо на площадке заглохну?
Dad, my hands are shaking. What if I stall right there on the test ground?
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B
Ты чего сам не свой? Не волнуйся, ты же с инструктором всё отъездил.
What's up, you're not yourself? Don't worry, you've done all your hours with the instructor.
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A
С инструктором не страшно. А тут инспектор сидит и всё записывает.
With the instructor it's not scary. But here an inspector sits and writes everything down.
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B
Инспектор ведь тоже человек. Едешь спокойно, и всё пойдёт как по маслу.
The inspector's human too, you know. Drive calmly, and it'll all go like clockwork.
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A
А если на парковке конус задену? Меня же сразу с экзамена снимут.
What if I clip a cone when parking? They'll fail me on the spot.
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B
Не заденешь, ты во дворе сто раз так парковался. Ну, ни пуха ни пера!
You won't, you've parked like that a hundred times in our yard. Well, break a leg!
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К чёрту! Ну всё, я пошёл.
To the devil! Right, I'm off.
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