You encounter hazardous road conditions such as ice, debris, or severe damage in Russia while driving between real locations. You call the police to report it so they can take measures.
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 трассе опасные условия, есть лёд и упавшие деревья.
English: On the highway there are dangerous conditions, ice and fallen trees.
Pron: Na trasse opasnye usloviya, yestʹ lyod i upavshie derevya.
IPA: [nɐ ˈtrasʲe ɐˈpasnɨjə ʊˈslovʲɪjə jesʲtʲ lʲot i ʊˈpafʂɨjə dʲɪˈrʲevʲə]
Russian: Где именно находится этот участок?
English: Where exactly is this section located?
Pron: Gde imeno nakhoditsya etot uchastok?
IPA: [ɡdʲe ˈimʲɪnə nɐˈxodʲɪt͡sə ˈɛtət ʊˈt͡ɕastək]
Russian: Между деревней Усть-Калманка и городом Барнаул.
English: Between the village Ust-Kalmanka and the city Barnaul.
Pron: Mezhdu derevney Ust-Kalmanka i gorodom Barnaul.
IPA: [ˈmʲeʐdʊ dʲɪˈrʲevnʲɪj ustʲ kɐlˈmankə i ˈɡorədəm bɐrnɐˈul]
Russian: Есть ли пострадавшие или аварии?
English: Are there any injured people or accidents?
Pron: Yestʹ li postradavshie ili avarii?
IPA: [jesʲtʲ lʲi pɐstrɐˈdavʂɨjə ˈilʲi ɐˈvarʲɪjɪ]
Russian: Нет, но несколько машин съехали на обочину.
English: No, but several cars have pulled over to the roadside.
Pron: Net, no neskolʹko mashin sʹyekhali na obochinu.
IPA: [nʲet no ˈnʲeskəlʲkə mɐˈʂɨn ˈsʲjexəlʲɪ nɐ ɐˈbot͡ɕɪnʊ]
Russian: А есть ли знаки предупреждения на дороге?
English: Are there any warning signs on the road?
Pron: A yestʹ li znaki preduprezhdeniya na doroge?
IPA: [ɐ jesʲtʲ lʲi ˈznakʲɪ prʲɪdʊprʲɪʐˈdʲenʲɪjə nɐ dɐˈrogʲɪ]
Russian: Нет, никаких предупреждающих знаков нет.
English: No, there are no warning signs at all.
Pron: Net, nikakikh preduprezhdayushchikh znakov net.
IPA: [nʲet nʲɪkɐˈkʲix prʲɪdʊprʲɪʐˈdajʊɕːɪx ˈznakəf nʲet]
Russian: Мы направим дорожную службу, спасибо за сообщение.
English: We will send the road service, thank you for the report.
Pron: My napravim dorozhnuyu sluzhbu, spasibo za soobshcheniye.
IPA: [mɨ nɐˈpravʲɪm dɐˈroʐnʊjʊ ˈsluʂbʊ spɐˈsʲibə zə sɐɐpˈɕːenʲɪjə]
Key Vocabulary – Reporting Dangerous Road Conditions
Здравствуйте – Hello
полиция – police
Чем можем помочь – how can we help
трасса – highway
опасные условия – dangerous conditions
лёд – ice
дерево – tree
упавший – fallen
участок – section
деревня – village
город – city
пострадавший – injured person
авария – accident
машина – car
обочина – roadside
знак – sign
предупреждение – warning
дорожная служба – road service
сообщение – report
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