Раз уж ты уже считаешь бюджет, запиши и вес коробок, и их объём.

Since you’re already calculating the budget, write down both the weight of the boxes and their volume.

Breakdown of Раз уж ты уже считаешь бюджет, запиши и вес коробок, и их объём.

• ты: you
• уже: already
• записать: to write down
• бюджет: the budget

Questions & Answers about Раз уж ты уже считаешь бюджет, запиши и вес коробок, и их объём.

What does раз уж mean here?

Раз уж is a conversational expression meaning something like:

• since
• if you’re already...
• given that...

In this sentence, Раз уж ты уже считаешь бюджет... means:

• Since you’re already calculating the budget...
• If you’re doing the budget anyway...

It often introduces a suggestion or an extra task that naturally follows from what someone is already doing.

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Why are there two уже words: раз уж and then another уже?

They do different jobs.

1. уж inside раз уж is part of a fixed expression.
   In modern Russian, learners usually treat раз уж as one chunk meaning since / if you’re already at it.

2. The second уже keeps its normal meaning: already.

So:

• Раз уж = since / given that
• уже считаешь = are already calculating

That is why both can appear in the same sentence without being a mistake.

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