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 ਥ ⥩.
 The Party.
   ⠫ ᠭ஢.
  This is Natalya Alexandrovna.
    堨 ஢ ᮢ.
  She's Michael Vladimirovich' wife.
   ஢  - 㣠 ⠫ ᠭ஢.
  Anna Petrovna Sokolova is Natalya Alexandrovna' friend.
    ⠫ ᠭ஢  ஦.
  Today is Natalia Alexandrovna's birthday.
   ਣᨫ    ஢, ࣥ    ⥩.
  She has invited Anna Petrovna, Sergey Ivanovich and their children.
  ⠫ ᠭ஢   ᥬ ᢮ 㣨                              祭  (3) .
  Natalya Alexandrovna hasn't seen her friend's family for three years.
     ࠨ,  .
  The Sokolovs live in the Ukraine, in Kiev.
  ⠫ ᠭ஢  ,  㦥     ⠬.
  Natalya Alexandrovna is from iev, but she hasn't lived there for ten years.
   ᫥饬   ᮢ     㧥  .
  Next month the Borisovs are going to Kiev to visit                              their friends and acquantances.
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  ᮢ.
 At the Borisovs'.
  .. - ⠫ ᠭ஢
         Natalya Alexandrovna
  .. - 堨 ஢
         ichael Vladimirovich
  .. -  ஢
         Anna Petrovna
  .. - ࣥ 
         Sergey Ivanovich
         .. ! .
         Michael! Somebody's ringing the doorbell.
         ன, , .
         Open the door, please.
         .. ࠢ!  室.
         Hello!  Come in.
         ..  ⠪ ࠤ  !
         I'm so glad to see you.
         .. 襭쪠!
          祭  룫廊.
         Natashenka!  You look very pretty.
   ..  ᨡ,
         窠.
         Thank you, Anechka!
          ⮦  룫廊.
         You look very nice too.
          ५.
         You're so tanned.
          ...    ⠪  ᫨!
         And the children...  They're both so tall.
   ..  ,     3 .
         Well, you haven't seen them for three years.
   ..    ६.
         Time flies fast.
   ..  襭쪠!   ࠢ塞 ⥡   ஦!
         Natashenka!  Many happy returns of the day!
          ⥡ ஢, , ᯥ客, !
         We wish you health, wealth, happiness and love.
         ਬ, , ப  梥.
         Here's a present and some flowers, please.
   ..  ᨡ 讥.
         Thank you very much.
          ४ 梥!
         What wonderful flowers!
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  .
 Conversation between the friends.
  ..-⠫ ᠭ஢
       Natalya Alexandrovna
  ..- ஢
       Anna Petrovna
  .. 쪮 ६  㦥  ᪢?
       How long have you been in Moscow?
  ..    쭨.
       We've been here since Monday.
        ।...   2 .
       Today's Wednesday... We've  beenhere for 2 days.
  ..   㦥 ᯥ 뢠?
       And where have you been already?
  ..  ᮦ,   .
       Unfortunately we haven't seen very many sights.
       ᪢ ⠪ 让 த!
       Moscow's such a big city!
          頤, ᪨   뢠  .
       We've seen Red Square, Lenin Hills and we've been to GUM.
  .. - 㯨 ⠬?
       Did you buy anything there?
  .. ,  㯨 ᥡ ,㡭 , ਦ᪨ ...
       Yes, Helen bought a dress, some lipstick and Riga perfume...
  ..   㯨 -  ᥡ?
       And did you buy anything for yourself?
  .. , ⨭.
       Yes, a record.
  ..  ?!
       And is that all?
         㯨 -  ࣥ?
       And did you buy anything for Sergey?
  .. ,  㯨.
       No, I didn't.
          .
       He has everything.
  ..  ᮡ   p  ⭨.
       I'm going to the new Arbat on Friday.
         .
       Come with me.
            易⥫쭮 - 㯨.
       There are many shops there and we'll certainly find something to buy.
  .. . .
       All right, let's go.
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  ⮫.
 At the Table.
  ..-⠫ ᠭ஢
       Nalalya Alexandrovna
  ..- ஢
       Anna Petrovna
  ..-堨 ஢
       Michael Vladimirovich
  ..-ࣥ 
       Sergey Ivanovich
  . - 
       Helen
  . - 
       Sasha
  ..   ⮫.
       Please come to the table.
        , , ᠤ.
       This way, please, sit down.
  ..  㤥 ?
       What would you like to drink?
       ? ? ?
       Wine? Cognac? Vodka?
  ..    .
       I'll have some vodka.
  .. , ᭠砫 蠬᪮.
       No, first we should drink some champagne.
          .
       I have a toast.
        । 믨   ண 襭!
       I think we should drink to our dear Natashenka!
  ..  ⢮ ஢!
       Here's to your health!
  .. ᨡ...
       Thank you...
       ஡  ᠫ.
       Help yourself to the salad.
        祭 .
       It's very tasty.
   .  ,  , ,  .
       Mom, give me some fish, please.
        ,   ⮦ 祭 ᭠.
       I think it's very tasty too.
        , .
       And some meat, please.
  ..   ࠢ   ?
       How do you like this dish?
  .. , 襭쪠!  ⠪  ⮢!
       Terrific! Natasha, you're a good cook.
       ! । , , ७ ਡ.
       Anya, pass me some fried mushrooms, please.
       ᨡ, 筮.
       Enough, thank you.
  .. 窠, 쬨  મ.
       Helen, help yourself to some more roast beef.
   .  ᨡ,  .
       Thank you, Aunt Natasha.
  ..   .
       I have a toast.
         믨  ४ 宧頻 .
       Here's to our wonderful hostess!
  .. 讥 ᯠᨡ.
       Thank you very much.
  ..  ⠭㥬.
       Let's dance.
        訥 ...
       We have some good tape-recordings.
       窠, ࠧ ⥡ ਣ.
       Anechka, may I invite you to a dance.
       .. 襭쪠. ࠧ ⥡ ਣ...
       Natashenka, may I invite you to a dance...
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 頭.
 Good-Bye.
  ..-⠫ ᠭ஢
       Natalya Alexandrovna
  ..-堨 ஢
       Michael Vladimirovich
  ..- ஢
       Anna Petrovna
  ..-ࣥ 
       Sergey Ivanovich
  . - 
       Sasha
  . - 
       Helen
  ..  ?
       What time is it now?
        .  .
       It's nearly 12. It's already late.
        .
       It's time to go.
       .. 襭쪠, 讥 ᯠᨡ  ४ .
       Natashenka, thank you very much for the wonderful evening.
  .. 室 .
       You're welcome.
  ..      室 ?
       What plans have you got for the weekend?
         ᬮ  ?
       Would you like to visit our country-house?
  ..  !
       What a good idea!
  ..   ५⭠ .
       We have a lovely country house.
           窠, .
       There's a river and a forest not far from it.
       , ,     ?
       Helen and Sasha, would you like to go to the river?
   .   㤮⢨.
       With pleasure.
   .     .
       But I wouldn't care to.
          筠 .
       I'm not interested in country life.
          㡡   ન  .
       I want to go to the Zoo and to the movies on Saturday.
  ..  㤠    㡡.
       You're not going anywhere on Saturday.
          .
       You're coming with us.
  .. 쪮 ६    ண?
       How long does it take you to get there?
  .. ਤ  ().
       Thirty minutes (half an hour).
  .. .
       All right.
  ..      9 .
       We'll pick you up at 9 o'clock.
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