Day 97: Wrong Answer, Still a Winner
A listener gets through to a morning radio show in Yekaterinburg.
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
Доброе утро, вы в эфире! Представьтесь, пожалуйста.
Good morning, you're on the air! Please introduce yourself.
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B
Олег, с Уралмаша. Ура, дозвонился, полчаса не мог пробиться!
Oleg, from Uralmash. Hooray, I got through, I've been trying for half an hour!
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A
Олег, вопрос на два билета на концерт: в каком году основан наш город? Ни пуха ни пера!
Oleg, here's the question for two concert tickets: in what year was our city founded? Good luck!
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B
К чёрту! Ну, историю города я знаю как свои пять пальцев... В тысяча семьсот тридцатом?
Thanks! Well, I know the city's history like the back of my hand... In seventeen thirty?
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A
Эх, мимо, в тысяча семьсот двадцать третьем. Жаль, у вас такой радостный голос был.
Oh, a miss, it was seventeen twenty-three. What a shame, you sounded so happy.
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B
Так у меня же сегодня день рождения! Хотел себе подарок сделать...
Well, it's my birthday today! I wanted to give myself a present...
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A
День рождения? Ну, тогда билеты всё равно ваши, не кладите трубку!
Your birthday? Well, then the tickets are yours anyway, stay on the line!
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