Cumulative level test: Conversation at speed: the fillers, reactions and arrangements of a real exchange, then the phone, the spoken story, humour, the ты and вы switch and a capstone reply

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Question 1

A learner writes in a report: «Ну, короче, мы всё сделали». What is wrong, and what is the written equivalent?Both ну and короче are spoken markers, and короче in particular signals impatience and compression, so the sentence sounds like a transcript; written Russian wants «Работу выполнили в срок» (ra-BO-too VY-pal-nee-lee f srok), 'the work was completed on time', or «Таким образом, работа выполнена» (ta-KEEM OB-ra-zam, ra-BO-ta VY-pal-nee-na).Nothing is wrong, because ну and короче are neutral connectors that belong to every register.

Question 2

Someone tells you «Вчера сдал экзамен» (fchee-RA zdal eg-ZA-men) and you answer «Да ладно!». She replies «Правда!». What did your «да ладно» mean to her?It meant 'never mind', so she misunderstood and should not have replied at all.It meant 'no way, really?', an expression of surprise that invited confirmation, which is exactly why she confirmed with «Правда!» (PRAV-da), 'really!'; the exchange is complete and nothing has gone wrong.

Question 3

Which reply declines a proposal while leaving the door open, and which one closes it: «Вряд ли получится» (vryat lee pa-LOO-cheet-sya) or «Нет» (nyet)?«Вряд ли получится», 'it is unlikely to work out', declines while leaving the door open because it reports a probability rather than a decision; «Нет» closes the matter, and in a work context it needs a reason or a alternative to avoid sounding abrupt.«Вряд ли получится» is the ruder of the two because it is evasive, and «Нет» is always acceptable as the honest answer.

Question 4

Rearrange this closing into the right order: «до связи», «ладно», «созвонимся». What does the order signal?«До связи, ладно, созвонимся» is the natural order, because the farewell comes first and the arrangement follows.«Ладно, созвонимся. До связи» (LAD-na, saz-VO-neem-sya. da SVYA-zee): ладно closes the current topic, созвонимся names the next contact, and до связи signs off, so the sequence moves from closing the topic to naming the channel to ending the call.

Question 5

You propose a walk and your friend answers «Я за, но давай не в восемь, а в десять» (ya ZA, no da-VAY ne VOS-yem, a V DYE-syat). What has she done in two moves?She accepted with «я за» and then renegotiated the detail with «давай не..., а...», which is the standard way to accept a proposal while changing one term; the invitation stands and only the hour moves.She refused, because «но» always introduces a rejection in Russian.

Question 6

On the phone you need the other person to repeat something. Give the two moves, one neutral and one formal, and say why «Что?» (shto) is a poor choice.«Что?» is the standard request for repetition, and the longer forms are only for writing.Neutral: «Прости, не расслышал, повтори» (pra-STEE, ne ras-SLY-shal, pat-ta-REE), 'sorry, I didn't catch that, repeat it'; formal: «Извините, повторите, пожалуйста» (eez-vee-NEE-tye, pat-ta-REE-tye, pa-ZHA-las-ta); bare «Что?» is poor because it is a one-word challenge that sounds like 'what did you say to me?' rather than 'I missed that'.

Question 7

A colleague tells a long story and you want to show you are following. Which two short responses do the work, and what do they signal?«Да ну» (da NOO), 'really', and «И что дальше?» (ee shto DAL-she), 'and then what', signal attention and invite continuation; so do «ого» (a-GO), 'wow', and a repeated word from her last clause, which is the cheapest backchannel in Russian.Silence is the Russian norm for listening, so any verbal response interrupts and should be avoided.

Question 8

Which of these does not survive translation into English, and why: «шутка», «да шучу я», «ну ты чего»?All three translate directly, because humour vocabulary is universal.«Ну ты чего» has no English equivalent, because it combines reproach and affection in one phrase and depends on intonation for its force; «да шучу я» translates as 'I'm joking' and «шутка» as 'a joke', though both carry a Russian-specific repair function.

Question 9

A student addresses a professor she has known for a year. She uses ты plus his first name. What has gone wrong, and what are the two forms she needs?She has taken a familiarity that has not been offered: the default with a professor is вы plus the first name and patronymic, «Иван Петрович» (ee-VAN pee-TRO-veech), and the pronoun and the name must agree, so «вы, Иван Петрович» rather than «ты, Иван».Nothing is wrong, because a year of study makes the relationship informal and Russian students always use ты with teachers.

Question 10

Give the four moves of an arrangement, in order, with one Russian frame for each.Proposal, verdict, availability, goodbye, because the invitation comes first and the logistics are settled at the end of the call.Availability, «Ты в субботу свободен?» (ty f soo-BO-too sva-BO-deen); proposal, «Давай в кино» (da-VAY f kee-NO); verdict, «Я за» or «Я пас» (ya ZA, ya PAS); confirmation, «Значит, в семь у входа. Договорились» (ZNA-cheet, f syem oo FHO-da. da-ga-va-REE-lees).

Question 11

A message from a friend reads «ты где?». A message from a landlord reads «Вы где?». What do the two pronouns signal beyond number?The pronoun marks the relationship: ты signals a peer relationship with no ceremony, вы signals distance and, in a message that is otherwise three words long, a certain formality or impatience; the words are identical and the social meaning is opposite.The landlord uses вы only because she is writing to more than one person.

Question 12

In the capstone exchange, which single reply would you choose if a colleague says «Слушай, у меня билет лишний, пойдём?» (SLOO-shay, oo mee-NYA bee-LYET LEE-shneey, pay-DYOM) and you are free but unsure about the time?«Может быть» (MO-zhet byt), 'maybe', because it keeps your options open without committing.«Пойдём, а во сколько?» (pay-DYOM, a va SKOL-ka), 'let's go, but at what time', accepts the invitation and asks for the one detail you need, which is the move the whole unit trains: accept, then settle the term.

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