Мне продают наши мужички овёс, да уж больно плохой…
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Our peasants do sell me oats, but it’s dreadfully poor stuff…”
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— обратился к нему доктор. the doctor called to him.
— Не могу ли я, голубчик, купить у вас четвертей пять овса? “Couldn’t I buy some five quarters of oats from you, my dear fellow?
The words in this sentence
- мне
- to me (dat/prep of я) — я
- продаю́т
- they sell (3pl) — продавать
- на́ши
- our (nom pl) — наш
- мужички́
- peasants (nom pl, dimin./familiar) — мужичок
- овёс
- oats (nom/acc sg of овёс)
- да
- but (conj., colloq.)
- уж
- really, indeed (emphatic part.)
- бо́льно
- very, awfully (adv., colloq.)
- плохо́й
- bad, poor (m nom sg)
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