B12 min · 135 words
Как я оформлял SIM-карту
How I Got a SIM Card
Tom versus Russian bureaucracy, round one: a SIM card, a passport, one form filled out three times — and victory by politeness.
You will practice: Official-politeness Russian: чтобы + infinitive for purposes, не могли бы вы requests, and past-tense narration of a small ordeal.
Words to know
Skim these before you read — they carry the story. Tap the star to add one to your saved words.
- оформлятьto process, register (paperwork)
- документыdocuments
- бланкform (paper)
- заполнитьto fill out
- очередьqueue
- терпениеpatience
- ошибкаmistake
- тарифplan, tariff
- подписьsignature
- гордыйproud
Did you get it?
3 quick questions — no grades, just a comprehension check.
1. What did Tom need to get a SIM card?
2. How many times did Tom fill out the form?
3. What phrase saved the day?
Too hard? Pick an easier text in the Russian reading library. Understanding most of a text without translations is the goal — struggling through is not.