You notice loud noises, fighting, or other disruptive activities in a public place. You need to call the police to report the situation.

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: На площади происходит драка.

English: There is a fight happening at the square.

Pron: Na ploshchadi proiskhodit draka.

IPA: [nɐ ˈploɕːɨdʲɪ prɐɪsˈxodʲɪt ˈdrakə]

Russian: Сколько человек участвует?

English: How many people are involved?

Pron: Skolʹko chelovek uchastvuyet?

IPA: [ˈskolʲkə t͡ɕɪlɐˈvʲek ʊˈt͡ɕastvʊjɪt]

Russian: Примерно восемь человек, некоторые вооружены.

English: About eight people, some are armed.

Pron: Primerno vosemʹ chelovek, nekotorye vooruzheny.

IPA: [prʲɪˈmʲernə ˈvosʲɪm t͡ɕɪlɐˈvʲek ˈnʲekətərɨjə vɐʊrʊˈʐɨnɨ]

Russian: Используется ли оружие?

English: Is any weapon being used?

Pron: Ispolʹzuyetsya li oruzhiye?

IPA: [ɪspˈolʲzʊjɪt͡sə lʲi ɐˈruʐɨjə]

Russian: Да, я вижу ножи и палки.

English: Yes, I see knives and sticks.

Pron: Da, ya vizhu nozhi i palki.

IPA: [da ja ˈvʲiʐʊ nɐˈʐi i ˈpalkʲɪ]

Russian: Где именно это происходит?

English: Where exactly is this happening?

Pron: Gde imeno eto proiskhodit?

IPA: [ɡdʲe ˈimʲɪnə ˈɛtə prɐɪsˈxodʲɪt]

Russian: На центральной площади, возле фонтана.

English: At the central square, near the fountain.

Pron: Na tsentralʹnoy ploshchadi, vozle fontana.

IPA: [nɐ t͡sɨnˈtralʲnoj ˈploɕːɨdʲɪ ˈvozʲlʲe fɐnˈtanə]

Russian: Патруль уже выехал, оставайтесь в безопасном месте.

English: A patrol is already on the way, stay in a safe place.

Pron: Patrulʹ uzhe vyyekhal, ostavaytesʹ v bezopasnom meste.

IPA: [pɐˈtrulʲ ʊˈʐe ˈvɨjɪxəl ɐstɐˈvajtʲesʲ f bʲɪzɐˈpasnəm ˈmʲestʲe]

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Key Vocabulary – Calling the Police About Public Disturbance

Здравствуйте – Hello

полиция – police

Чем можем помочь – How can we help

площадь – square

драка – fight

человек – person

вооружён – armed

оружие – weapon

нож – knife

палка – stick

центральная площадь – central square

фонтан – fountain

патруль – patrol

безопасное место – safe place

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