Razgovor za posao

The job interview

Your goalI can introduce myself fully and answer questions about my work, my languages and my past.

Sara

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The capital: big, loud, grey. The interviewer wants to know everything: who you are, where you are from, which languages you speak, what you can do, why you came to the town, when you can start. On the train back, you read flat ads: thirty square metres, nine hundred and fifty euros a month.

Sara
Dobar dan. Ja sam Sara Marin. Sjednite, molim.
Good day. I am Sara Marin. Please sit down.
Sara
Iz Španjolske sam, ali ovdje živim već deset godina. Zato govorimo hrvatski.
I'm Spanish, but I've lived here for ten years now. So we'll speak Croatian.
Sara
Recite nešto o sebi. Odakle ste? Što radite?
Tell me about yourself. Where are you from? What do you do?
Ja sam Lukas Becker. Nijemac sam, iz Hamburga. Imam trideset godina.
I'm Lukas Becker. I'm German, from Hamburg. I'm thirty.
Ja sam Lena Becker. Njemica sam, iz Hamburga. Imam trideset godina.
I'm Lena Becker. I'm German, from Hamburg. I'm thirty.
Inženjer sam. Radim u tvrtki za namještaj, u malom gradu uz rijeku.
I'm an engineer. I work at a furniture company, in a small town by the river.
Inženjerka sam. Radim u tvrtki za namještaj, u malom gradu uz rijeku.
I'm an engineer. I work at a furniture company, in a small town by the river.
She laughs.
Sara
Koje jezike govorite?
Which languages do you speak?
Njemački, engleski i malo hrvatski.
German, English and a little Croatian.
Njemački, engleski i malo hrvatski.
German, English and a little Croatian.
Sara
Ne malo. Dobro govorite.
Not a little. You speak well.
Sara
A što znate raditi?
And what can you do?
Znam dizajnirati namještaj. I znam čuvati mačka.
I can design furniture. And I can look after a cat.
Znam dizajnirati namještaj. I znam čuvati mačka.
I can design furniture. And I can look after a cat.
Sara
Mačka?
A cat?
Duga priča.
It's a long story.
Duga priča.
It's a long story.
She stands up and holds out her hand.
Sara
Zašto ste došli u taj mali grad?
Why did you come to that little town?
Zbog posla. Ali sada... zbog ljudi.
For the job. But now... for the people.
Zbog posla. Ali sada... zbog ljudi.
For the job. But now... for the people.
Sara
Kada možete početi?
When will you be able to start?
Moj probni rok završava tridesetog lipnja.
My trial period ends on the thirtieth of June.
Moj probni rok završava tridesetog lipnja.
My trial period ends on the thirtieth of June.
Sara
Odlično. Posao je Vaš. Možete li početi prvog srpnja?
Excellent. The job is yours. Can you start on the first of July?
Tako brzo? Moram razmisliti.
So soon? I need to think about it.
Tako brzo? Moram razmisliti.
So soon? I need to think about it.
Sara
Naravno. Čekam Vaš odgovor do petka.
Of course. I'll wait for your answer until Friday.
Outside the office, a grey cat sits on a wall. It is not Miki.
Miki? Ne... Nije Miki.
Miki? No... Not Miki.
Miki? Ne... Nije Miki.
Miki? No... Not Miki.
"Stan u centru. Trideset četvornih metara. Devetsto pedeset eura mjesečno."
"Flat in the centre. Thirty square metres. Nine hundred and fifty euros a month."
"Stan u centru. Trideset četvornih metara. Devetsto pedeset eura mjesečno."
"Flat in the centre. Thirty square metres. Nine hundred and fifty euros a month."
Devetsto pedeset! I bez mačka.
Nine hundred and fifty! And without a cat.
Devetsto pedeset! I bez mačka.
Nine hundred and fifty! And without a cat.