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  .
 AT THE NEWS STAND.
    .
  This is the news stand.
      쭨  ᥭ.
  The news stand is open from Monday to Sunday.
   뢠 祭 ࠭.
  It opens early.
  த த .
  The shop assistant is selling newspapers.
   祫 㯠 .
  A boy's buying a newspaper.
   㣠 ᬠਢ ⪨.
  His girlfriend's looking through postcards.
  ᪮쪮 祫 ᬠਢ .
  Some people are looking at pocket books.
    㯨   ୠ.
  Sasha wants to buy newapapers and magazines.
  ࣥ  ᨫ  㯨   .
  Sergey Ivanovich ask Sasha to buy a newspaper for him.
   ⮦  㯨   ୠ.
  Helen also wants to buy newspapers and magazines.
   ⠪  㯨 ⪨.
  She wants to buy some postcards, too.
   ⭮ ᪥ த ⪨   ᪢.
  The newsagent is selling postcards of Moscow's sights.
   ⪠ ⮨  (6) .
  One postcard costs 6 kopecks.
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 .
 MONEY.
  .  -  
         Sasha
  .. - ࣥ 
         Sergey Ivanovich
  .     ,  ,   (2) 㡫.
         Dad, give me two rubles, please.
  ..    㦭  (2) 㡫?
         Do you want 2 rubles?
         祬?
         Why?
  .        -  㯨  ⭮ ᪥.
         We want some things from the news stand.
          㦭 .
         I want some newspapers.
          㦭 ⪨.
         Helen wants some postcards.
          ⠪ ⥫  ୠ.
         She'd like a magazine, too.
  ..       죨?
         Doesn't she have any money?
  .     ,    .
         No, she doesn't.
  ..     ᮢ .
         It's 6 o'clock now.
           ᥬ ᮢ .
         Supper's at 7 o'clock.
            ?
         Is the news stand far from here?
  .     , . 冷.
         No, not far. It's near here.
  ..   .   (3) 㡫.
         All  right. Here are 3 rubles.
         ய.
         Hurry!
  .     .
         Okay.
         ᨡ  죨.
         Thank you for the money.
  ..   , 㯨  ⮦ .
         Sasha, buy a newspaper for me too, please.
  .     ?
         Which one do you want?
  ..   쬨  "ࠢ".
         Buy "Pravda" for me.
  .     , .
         All right, Dad.
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  .
 ONE HOUR
  . - 
       Sasha
  . - 
       Helen
  .   ,  ,  室  ?
       Helen, do you know where the news stand is?
  .   .
       Here it is.
         .
       There's a news stand over there.
       冷 .
       A bar is nearby.
       ,    .
       Sasha, let's go to the bar.
  .   祬?
       Why?
  .     ⥫  .
       I'd like a cup of coffee.
  .     ⮫쪮  .
       We only have one hour.
  .   祬?
       Why?
  .   ⮬  㦨  ᥬ ᮢ .
       Because supper's at 7 o'clock.
  .   .
       All right.
         㤥 㯠  ⭮ ᪥?
       What will you buy at the news stand?
  .    㯫 ୠ  ,  - .
       I'll buy a magazine and some newspapers, and some sort of book.
  .    ୠ   㯨?
       What magazine do you want?
  .    祭 ࠢ "".
       I like "Ogonyok" very much.
  .     㦭 ⪨ ...
       And I want some postcards...
        ୠ ...
       And magazines...
         ...  ...
       And newspapers... and...
  .   !   ᥬ ᮢ.
       Helen! Supper's at 7.
  .   , . 쪮 ᥩ ६?
       Oh, yes. What time is it now?
  .    ᥤ쬮 (6.30).
       It's half past six (six-thirty).
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  .
 THE POSTCARDS.
  . - 
       Helen
  . - த
       Salesperson
  .    㦭 ᪮쪮 ⮪.
       I want some postcards.
  .     ⪨.
       Our postcards are over here.
       롨ࠩ.
       Choose any you like.
  .   쪮  ?
       How much are they?
  .    ⪠ ⮨  (6) .
       One postcard is 6 kopecks.
  .   쪮 ⮨  ⪠?
       How much is this postcard?
  .     (6) .
       It's 6 kopecks, too.
        ⪨  ?
       Which postcards would you like?
  .    , .
       Wait a minute, please.
        让 ?
       Is this the Bolshoy Theatre?
  .   .
       Yes.
  .    㫨 쪮?
       Is this Gorky Street?
  .   ,  ᪨ ᯥ.
       No,it isn't. It's Kalinin Avenue.
         ⪨  ⮯ਬ⥫쭮ﬨ ᪢?
       Do you want postcards of Moscow's sights?
  .   .
       Yes.
  .   쪮   ⮪?
       How many do you want?
  .     ⥫   (5).
       I'd like 5.
  .    쬨 ⪨   ,                               ᭮ 頤, ᪮ ᯥ, ᪨ .
       Then take postcards with the pictures of                                    the University, Red Square and Lenin Hills.
  .   , ,     ⪠ ⨭ "ࠨ"?
       Do you have a postcard with the Ukraina Hotel?
        ᥩ ⠬ .
       We're living there now.
  .   . , .
       Yes, we have. Here it is.
  .   쪮  ⮨?
       How much is that?
  .    ⮪    - ਤ (30) .
       Five six-kopeck postcards are 30 kopecks.
  .   .
       Here it is.
  .   쬨 ᤠ - ப (40) .
       Take the change - here's 40 kopecks, please.
  .   ᨡ.
       Thank you.
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 .
 A BOOK.
  . - 
       Sasha
  . - 
       Helen
  .   ,  뢠.
       Sasha, we are late.
         㯨?
       Have you bought everything?
  .    㦭 - .
       I want some sort of book.
  .      ?
       What kind of book do you want?
  .     ⥫ - ⥪⨢.
       I'd like some kind of detective story.
  .     .
       This is a good book.
  .    ᭠?
       Is it interesting?
  .   .
       Yes.
  .   쪮  ⮨?
       How much is it?
  .    㡫 줥  (1.50)
       It's 1 ruble 50 kopecks.
  .   ,       .
       Oh, I nearly forgot to buy a newspaper for Dad.
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