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Vanka


Попроси у барышни Ольги Игнатьевны, скажи, для Ваньки».

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Ask the young mistress Olga Ignatyevna for it, say it is for Vanka.”

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Милый дедушка, а когда у господ будет елка с гостинцами, возьми мне золоченный орех и в зеленый сундучок спрячь. Dear grandfather, and when the gentlefolk have their Christmas tree with presents on it, get me a gilded walnut and hide it in the little green chest.

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попроси́
ask, request (imper sg of попросить) — попросить
у
at, by; belonging to
ба́рышни
young lady (gen sg) — барышня
О́льги
Olga (name, gen sg) — ольга
Игна́тьевны
Ignatyevna (name, gen) — игнатьевна
скажи́
say, tell (imper sg of сказать) — сказать
для
for, for the sake of (+ gen)
Ва́ньки
Vanka (gen sg) (name) — ванька

А. П. Чехов, «Ванька», 1886 · sentence 42 of 68

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