Day 57: A Karaoke Duet with the Boss
At a New Year office party in Yekaterinburg, an employee is pulled into a karaoke duet with his boss while a colleague films.
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
Лёх, спасай, Вадим Николаевич меня на дуэт тянет, а я петь вообще не умею!
Lyokha, save me, Vadim Nikolaevich is dragging me into a duet, and I can't sing to save my life!
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B
Иди, иди, начальству не отказывают. А я сниму, будет что внукам показать.
Go on, go on, you don't say no to the boss. And I'll film it, you'll have something to show your grandchildren.
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C
Ну что, Андрей, «Как упоительны в России вечера» знаешь? Или вы, молодёжь, только рэп?
So, Andrei, do you know "How Delightful the Evenings in Russia Are"? Or is it only rap with you young people?
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A
Припев знаю, Вадим Николаевич, а куплеты уж как-нибудь с экрана.
I know the chorus, Vadim Nikolaevich, and I'll manage the verses off the screen somehow.
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C
Какой экран, я её с закрытыми глазами спою! Мы под неё на моей свадьбе в девяносто восьмом до утра гуляли.
Screen? I can sing it with my eyes closed! We partied to it till morning at my wedding in ninety-eight.
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B
Вадим Николаевич, вы, оказывается, звезда! Я это видео в общий чат выложу, не возражаете?
Vadim Nikolaevich, turns out you're a star! I'll post this video in the team chat, you don't mind?
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C
Выкладывай. И давайте сегодня без Николаевичей: до утра я для вас просто Вадик.
Post away. And tonight let's drop the Nikolaevich: till morning I'm just Vadik to you.
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A
Ну, Вадик... Нет, не могу, язык не поворачивается. Давайте лучше ещё одну споём, Вадим Николаевич!
Well, Vadik... No, I can't, I just can't say it. Let's sing another one instead, Vadim Nikolaevich!
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