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Гутарка 2

21 [twenty-one]

Small Talk 2

Small Talk 2

21 [дваццаць адзін]

21 [dvatstsats’ adzіn]

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Гутарка 2

[Gutarka 2]

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Where do you come from? Ад---- В-? Адкуль Вы? 0
Ad---- V-? Adkul’ Vy? 		+
From Basel. З Б-----. З Базэля. 0
Z B------. Z Bazelya. 		+
Basel is in Switzerland. Ба---- з---------- ў Ш--------. Базэль знаходзіцца ў Швейцарыі. 0
Ba---- z------------- u S----------. Bazel’ znakhodzіtstsa u Shveytsaryі. 		+
     
May I introduce Mr. Miller? Да------- п--------- В-- с- с------- М------. Дазвольце пазнаёміць Вас са спадаром Мюлерам. 0
Da-------- p---------- V-- s- s------- M-------. Dazvol’tse paznaemіts’ Vas sa spadarom Myuleram. 		+
He is a foreigner. Ён і--------. Ён іншаземец. 0
En і----------. En іnshazemets. 		+
He speaks several languages. Ён р-------- н- н-------- м----. Ён размаўляе на некалькіх мовах. 0
En r---------- n- n--------- m-----. En razmaulyaye na nekal’kіkh movakh. 		+
     
Are you here for the first time? Вы ў------- т--? Вы ўпершыню тут? 0
Vy u--------- t--? Vy upershynyu tut? 		+
No, I was here once last year. Не- я ў-- б-- / б--- т-- л-----. Не, я ўжо быў / была тут летась. 0
Ne- y- u--- b-- / b--- t-- l-----. Ne, ya uzho byu / byla tut letas’. 		+
Only for a week, though. Ал- т----- а---- т------. Але толькі адзін тыдзень. 0
Al- t----- a---- t------. Ale tol’kі adzіn tydzen’. 		+
     
How do you like it here? Як В-- у н-- п---------? Як Вам у нас падабаецца? 0
Ya- V-- u n-- p-----------? Yak Vam u nas padabaetstsa? 		+
A lot. The people are nice. Ве---- п---------. Т-- д----- л----. Вельмі падабаецца. Тут добрыя людзі. 0
Ve---- p-----------. T-- d------ l-----. Vel’mі padabaetstsa. Tut dobryya lyudzі. 		+
And I like the scenery, too. І п------ м-- т------ п---------. І прырода мне таксама падабаецца. 0
І p------ m-- t------ p-----------. І pryroda mne taksama padabaetstsa. 		+
     
What is your profession? Кі- В- п-------? Кім Вы працуеце? 0
Kі- V- p---------? Kіm Vy pratsuetse? 		+
I am a translator. Я п----------. Я перакладчык. 0
Ya p-----------. Ya perakladchyk. 		+
I translate books. Я п--------- к----. Я перакладаю кнігі. 0
Ya p---------- k----. Ya perakladayu knіgі. 		+
     
Are you alone here? Вы т-- а----? Вы тут адзін? 0
Vy t-- a----? Vy tut adzіn? 		+
No, my wife / my husband is also here. Не- м-- ж---- / м-- м-- т------ т--. Не, мая жонка / мой муж таксама тут. 0
Ne- m--- z----- / m-- m--- t------ t--. Ne, maya zhonka / moy muzh taksama tut. 		+
And those are my two children. А т-- д--- м--- д-----. А там двое маіх дзяцей. 0
A t-- d--- m---- d-------. A tam dvoe maіkh dzyatsey. 		+
     

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