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Нету у меня ни отца, ни маменьки, только ты у меня один остался».

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I have neither father nor mummy, you are the only one I have left.”

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— И пишу тебе письмо. — And I am writing you a letter.

Поздравляю вас с Рождеством и желаю тебе всего от господа бога. I congratulate you on Christmas and wish you all good things from the Lord God.

The words in this sentence

не́ту
there isn't any (colloq. for нет)
у
at, by; belonging to
меня́
me (gen/acc of я) — я
ни
not a single; nor (negative particle)
отца́
father (gen/acc sg) — отец
ма́меньки
mama dear (gen sg, arch.) — маменька
то́лько
only, just
ты
you (informal)
оди́н
alone, only, nothing but (adj.)
оста́лся
remained (past m of остаться) — остаться

А. П. Чехов, «Ванька», 1886 · sentence 6 of 68

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