— Не могу ли я, голубчик, купить у вас четвертей пять овса?
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“Couldn’t I buy some five quarters of oats from you, my dear fellow?
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— Иван Евсеич! “Ivan Yevseich!”
— обратился к нему доктор. the doctor called to him.
Мне продают наши мужички овёс, да уж больно плохой… Our peasants do sell me oats, but it’s dreadfully poor stuff…”
The words in this sentence
- не
- not
- могу́
- I can (1sg of мочь) — мочь
- ли
- whether; question particle
- я
- I
- голу́бчик
- my dear fellow (affectionate)
- купи́ть
- to buy (inf)
- у
- at, by; belonging to
- вас
- you (gen/acc pl) — вы
- четверте́й
- quarters (gen pl of че́тверть) — четверть
- пять
- five
- овса́
- oats (gen sg) — овёс
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