
Scene 4 of 50
Dobrou noc
Good night
Your goalI can knock on a neighbour's door, say that I want to sleep, and ask someone to do something tomorrow.

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Noc. Nahoře hraje trumpeta.
Night. Upstairs, a trumpet is playing.
Ale ne... Teď ne!
Oh no... Not now!
Ale ne... Teď ne!
Oh no... Not now!

You climb the stairs and knock. A young man opens the door, trumpet in hand.
JanAhoj! Aha, nový soused! Já jsem Jan.
Hi! Oh, the new neighbour! I'm Jan.
JanAhoj! Aha, nová sousedka! Já jsem Jan.
Hi! Oh, the new neighbour! I'm Jan.
Ahoj. Já jsem Lukas. Bydlím dole.
Hi. I'm Lukas. I live downstairs.
Ahoj. Já jsem Lena. Bydlím dole.
Hi. I'm Lena. I live downstairs.
JanTěší mě! Jsem hudebník.
Nice to meet you! I'm a musician.
Ano, já vím. Ale teď je noc!
Yes, I know. But it's night now!
Ano, já vím. Ale teď je noc!
Yes, I know. But it's night now!

He looks at his watch.
JanNoc? Aha, promiň!
Night? Oh, sorry!
Já chci opravdu spát. Můžeš hrát zítra?
I really want to sleep. Could you play tomorrow?
Já chci opravdu spát. Můžeš hrát zítra?
I really want to sleep. Could you play tomorrow?
JanZítra? Dobře, dobře. Zítra.
Tomorrow? OK, OK. Tomorrow.

Behind him, the grey cat is asleep on the sofa. A Mourek je tady taky?
And Mourek is here too?
A Mourek je tady taky?
And Mourek is here too?
JanAno. Mourek je můj kamarád. Spí tady.
Yes. Mourek is my friend. He sleeps here.
On spí a já ne. Dobrou noc, Jane. Dobrou noc, Mourku.
He sleeps, and I don't. Good night, Jan. Good night, Mourek.
On spí a já ne. Dobrou noc, Jane. Dobrou noc, Mourku.
He sleeps, and I don't. Good night, Jan. Good night, Mourek.

Which line do you hear?
Night? Oh, sorry!
Who says this?
Ahoj! Aha, nový soused! Já jsem Jan.
Ahoj! Aha, nová sousedka! Já jsem Jan.
What does it mean?
Ahoj. Já jsem Lukas. Bydlím dole.
Ahoj. Já jsem Lena. Bydlím dole.
Put the words in order.
Too hard? Listen to the sentence first.
And Mourek is here too?
And Mourek is here too?
What happens first?
Put the lines in the order they come in the scene.

Scene complete
Dobrou noc
Goal reachedI can knock on a neighbour's door, say that I want to sleep, and ask someone to do something tomorrow.
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