Day 90: The Cat Wrote to the Boss
A man working from home in Moscow answers a call from his colleague just after his cat has walked across the keyboard.
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
Алло, Дим, давай позже, у меня катастрофа: кот отправил письмо начальнику!
Hello, Dima, later, okay? I've got a disaster: the cat sent an email to the boss!
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B
Знаю, я же в копии. Там полфразы и «фывапролджэ».
I know, I'm copied in. It's half a sentence and 'asdfghjkl'.
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A
Это был недописанный текст про новый проект. А отправленное письмо не вернёшь!
That was an unfinished draft about the new project. And you can't take back a sent email!
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B
Так вот, начальник уже ответил: «Отличная идея, согласен».
Well, the boss has already replied: 'Great idea, I agree.'
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A
С чем он согласен, там же полфразы?! У меня глаза на лоб лезут.
What does he agree with, it's half a sentence?! My eyes are popping out of my head.
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B
Видимо, с котом. Я бы на твоём месте больше ничего не отправлял, от греха подальше.
With the cat, apparently. If I were you, I wouldn't send anything else, just to be on the safe side.
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A
Точно. Пусть теперь кот и на совещание вместо меня идёт.
Right. Now the cat can go to the meeting instead of me too.
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