You discover that your car is missing, and you suspect it has been stolen. You need to call the police to report it and provide all necessary details.
In English, some Russian sounds do not have exact equivalents. For accurate learning and achieving authentic pronunciation, one should either listen to the original audio or use the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), which represents all sounds precisely.
Dialogue
Russian: Здравствуйте, это полиция?
English: Hello, is this the police?
Pron: Zdravstvuyte, eto politsiya?
IPA: [ˈzdrastvʊjtʲe ˈɛtə pɐˈlʲitsɨjə]
Russian: Да, полиция. Чем можем помочь?
English: Yes, the police. How can we help?
Pron: Da, politsiya. Chem mozhem pomochʹ?
IPA: [da pɐˈlʲitsɨjə t͡ɕem ˈmoʐɨm pɐˈmot͡ɕ]
Russian: Моя машина пропала, возможно её украли.
English: My car is missing, it might have been stolen.
Pron: Moya mashina propala, vozmozhno yeye ukrali.
IPA: [mɐˈja mɐˈʂɨnə prɐˈpalə vɐzˈmoʐnə jɪˈjo ʊˈkralʲɪ]
Russian: Когда вы её видели в последний раз?
English: When did you last see it?
Pron: Kogda vy yeye videli v posledniy raz?
IPA: [kɐɡˈda vɨ jɪˈjo ˈvʲidʲɪlʲɪ f pɐsˈlʲednʲɪj ras]
Russian: Сегодня утром, когда парковал возле магазина.
English: This morning, when I parked near the store.
Pron: Segodnya utrom, kogda parkoval vozle magazina.
IPA: [sʲɪˈvodnʲə ˈutrəm kɐɡˈda pɐrkɐˈval ˈvozʲlʲe mɐɡɐˈzʲinə]
Russian: Какого цвета и марки автомобиль?
English: What is the color and make of the car?
Pron: Kakogo tsveta i marki avtomobilʹ?
IPA: [kɐˈkovə ˈtsvʲetə i ˈmarkʲɪ ɐftəməˈbʲilʲ]
Russian: Красный седан Тойота, номер А123БВ.
English: A red Toyota sedan, plate number A123BV.
Pron: Krasnyy sedan Toyota, nomer A123BV.
IPA: [ˈkrasnɨj sʲɪˈdan tɐˈjotə ˈnomʲɪr a sto dvɐˈtsɨtri bɛˈve]
Russian: Есть ли камеры наблюдения рядом?
English: Are there any surveillance cameras nearby?
Pron: Yestʹ li kamery nablyudeniya ryadom?
IPA: [jesʲtʲ lʲi ˈkamʲɪrɨ nəblʲʉˈdʲenʲɪjə ˈrʲadəm]
Russian: Да, на входе в магазин есть камера.
English: Yes, there is a camera at the store entrance.
Pron: Da, na vkhode v magazin yestʹ kamera.
IPA: [da nɐ ˈfxodʲɪ f mɐɡɐˈzʲin jesʲtʲ ˈkamʲɪrə]
Russian: Мы зафиксируем заявление и начнём поиск.
English: We will file your report and start searching.
Pron: My zafiksiruyem zayavleniye i nachnyom poisk.
IPA: [mɨ zəfʲɪkˈsʲirʊjəm zəjəˈvlʲenʲɪjə i nɐˈt͡ɕnʲom ˈpoisk]
Key Vocabulary – Reporting a Lost or Stolen Vehicle
Здравствуйте – Hello
полиция – police
Чем можем помочь – How can we help
машина – car
пропала – missing
украли – stolen
последний раз – last time
сегодня утром – this morning
парковать – to park
магазин – store
цвет – color
марка – make/brand
автомобиль – automobile
номер – plate number
камера наблюдения – surveillance camera
заявление – report
поиск – search
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