Day 25: A Rota for the Landing
In an old building in Saratov, a retired man brings his new neighbour the cleaning rota for their landing.
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
Добрый день, я Анатолий Ильич из двенадцатой. Принёс вам наш график уборки площадки.
Good afternoon, I'm Anatoly Ilyich from number twelve. I've brought you our cleaning rota for the landing.
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B
Спасибо... Это же школьная тетрадка. С какого она года?
Thank you... But it's a school exercise book. What year is it from?
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A
С восемьдесят пятого. С тех пор как дом заселили, все моют по очереди.
Since eighty-five. Ever since people moved into the building, everyone has taken their turn.
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B
Не хочу вас обидеть, но, может, проще скинуться на уборщицу? По триста с квартиры.
I don't want to offend you, but maybe it'd be easier to chip in for a cleaner? Three hundred a flat.
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A
Пробовали в девяностые: пока платили, приходила от силы раз в месяц. Тетрадь надёжнее.
We tried that in the nineties: the whole time we paid, she came once a month at most. The exercise book is more reliable.
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B
Давайте так: в свою неделю я плачу уборщице, а в тетради ставлю галочку. По-честному?
How about this: in my week I pay a cleaner and put a tick in the book. Fair enough?
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Хитро... Ладно, согласен, но с условием: тетрадь теперь ведёте вы, у меня глаза не те.
Crafty... All right, I agree, but on one condition: from now on you keep the book, my eyes aren't what they were.
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