A Guide to Russian - Soap opera

A friendly greeting

Question 1 of 12

Chris and Irina at the tube station

Chris from London arrives in Moscow. He is an English student studying Russian. Irina is the daughter of the family where Chris is going to stay. At the railway station she is greeting him:

Добро пожаловать в москву! (Dobro pozhalovat' v Moskvu!)

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