Intermediate #7 - Looking for the Perfect Russian Apartment




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Summary: Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources! -------Lesson Dialog------- ----Formal ---- Бен: Привет, ты не знаешь, как мне снять квартиру в Москве? Катя: Купи газету с объявлениями, там их миллионы. А какую квартиру ты ищешь? Бен: Я хочу снять двухкомнатную, с хорошим ремонтом, недалеко от центра и возле метро. Катя: А сколько ты за неё готов платить? Бен: Ну... долларов 400 в месяц. Катя: В Москве? С ремонтом, в центре и у метро? Тогда только угол комнаты у какой-нибудь бабушки, без туалета и телефона, зато с тараканами и большими проблемами! ----Formal English---- Ben: Hi, do you by chance know how I can rent an apartment in Moscow? Katya: Get a newspaper with ads, there are millions of them there. What kind of apartment are you looking for? Ben: I want to rent a one-bedroom apartment, remodeled, not far from downtown, and close to the subway. Katya: And how much are you willing to pay for it? Ben: Well... About four hundred dollars per month. Katya: In Moscow? Remodeled, close to downtown, and the subway? All you can afford for this money is a corner of a room at some grandma's, with no telephone or toilet, but with cockroaches and a lot of problems! ----Formal Romanization---- Byen: Privyet, ty nye znayesh ', kak mnye snyat ' kvartiru v Moskvye? Katya: Kupi gazyetu s ob ' yavlyeniyami, tam ih milliony. A kakuyu kvartiru ty ischyesh '? Byen: YA hochu snyat ' dvuhkomnatnuyu, s horoshim ryemontom, nyedalyeko ot tsyentra i vozlye myetro. Katya: A skol 'ko ty za nyeyo gotov platit '? Byen: Nu... dollarov 400 v myesyats. Katya: V Moskvye? S ryemontom, v tsyentrye i u myetro? Togda tol 'ko ugol komnaty u kakoy-nibud ' babushki, byez tualyeta i tyelyefona, zato s tarakanami i bol 'shimi problyemami! --------------------------- Learn Russian with RussianPod101! Don't forget to stop by RussianPod101.com for more great Russian Language Learning Resources!