How do you say 'Happy Birthday' in Russian? Listen to this short simple story about Lena's birthday to learn new vocabulary. Listening to podcasts with transcripts is a good way to improve your understanding and listening skills. You can try listening without reading the text, if you don't understand something, take a look at the transcript. The transcript is available on https://russiancast.ru/podcast-season3-episode2. 

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