Jan a jeho sen

Jan and his dream

Get to know the neighbours and practise what you've learned in a new story.

The storyA Saturday evening in Jan's little flat under the roof. His mother calls from far away, his friends come round to play, and nobody downstairs is asleep for long.

New words in the story

sen dream
kapela band
písnička song
opravdový real
poslouchat to listen
nahlas loudly
maminka / mami Mum / Mum! (calling her directly)
určitě certainly; definitely

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Saturday evening, under the roof of number 7. Jan's flat is small: a bed, a table, a chair, a lot of sheet music, and the trumpet.
Večer. Jan bydlí nahoře. Jeho byt je malý, ale hezký. Na stole je trumpeta. Na posteli Mourek.
Evening. Jan lives upstairs. His flat is small, but nice. On the table: the trumpet. On the bed: Mourek.
Jan
Dobrý večer, Mourku! Máš hlad?
Good evening, Mourek! Are you hungry?
His phone rings. On the screen it says: Mama.
Volá maminka. Bydlí daleko.
It's his mum calling. She lives far away.
Jan
Haló? Mami! Dobrý večer!
Hello? Oh, Mum! Good evening!
Maminka
Ahoj, Jane! Jak se máš?
Hi, Jan! How are you?
Jan
Dobře, děkuji. A ty?
Fine, thanks. And you?
Maminka
Nic moc. Ty bydlíš daleko a já jsem tady sama.
Not great. You live far away, and I'm here on my own.
Maminka
Teď pracuješ?
Are you working at the moment?
Jan
Ano, mami. Hraju. Jsem hudebník.
Yes, Mum. I play. I'm a musician.
Maminka
Hudebník! To není práce. Potřebuješ opravdovou práci.
A musician! That's not a job. You need a real job.
Maminka
Tvůj kamarád Pavel je inženýr. Jeho maminka je moc šťastná.
Your friend Pavel is an engineer. His mum is very happy.
Jan
Mami, já jsem taky šťastný.
Mum, I'm happy too.
Maminka
A máš stůl? Postel? Pohovku?
And do you have a table? A bed? A sofa?
Jan
Mám stůl a postel. Pohovku teď nemám.
I have a table and a bed. I don't have a sofa at the moment.
Maminka
Nemáš pohovku? Proč? Kde je?
You don't have a sofa? Why? Where is it?
Jan
V koupelně u souseda.
It's in my neighbour's bathroom.
Jan
V koupelně u sousedky.
It's in my neighbour's bathroom.
Maminka
V koupelně?! Ach, Jane...
In the bathroom?! Oh, Jan, Jan...
Jan
To je dobré, mami. Dobrou noc!
It's fine, Mum. Good night!
He puts the phone down and looks at the trumpet for a long time.
Jan
Opravdová práce... Mourku, ty taky nemáš práci.
A real job... Mourek, you don't have a job either.
Mourek spí. Je tady šéf. Práci nepotřebuje.
Mourek is asleep. He's the boss here. He doesn't need a job.
A knock. Two friends come in: Pavel with a double bass in a big case, and Lenka with a small drum under her arm.
Někdo otevírá dveře. Pavel a Lenka, Janovi kamarádi.
Somebody opens the door. It's Pavel and Lenka, Jan's friends.
Pavel
Ahoj, Jane! Jsme tady!
Hi, Jan! We're here!
Jan
Ahoj! Pojďte dál! Máte hlad?
Hi! Come in! Are you hungry?
Lenka
Ano, velký. Ale nejdřív hudba!
Yes, very. But first: music!
Jan, Pavel a Lenka jsou kapela. Hrají večer a v noci.
Jan, Pavel and Lenka are a band. They play in the evening and at night.
Jan
Kamarádi, mám novou písničku.
Friends, I've got a new song.
Jan hraje. Pavel a Lenka sedí na posteli a poslouchají.
Jan plays. Pavel and Lenka sit on the bed and watch.
Lenka
Jane, to je moc dobrá písnička!
Jan, that's a really good song!
Jan
Pššt! Ne tak nahlas. Sousedi dole spí.
Shh! Not so loud. The neighbours downstairs are asleep.
Pavel
Sousedi? Kdo to je?
The neighbours? Who are they?
Jan
Marie, Petra... A nový soused. Němec, z Hamburku.
Marie, Petra... And the new neighbour. German, from Hamburg.
Jan
Marie, Petra... A nová sousedka. Němka, z Hamburku.
Marie, Petra... And the new neighbour. German, from Hamburg.
Lenka
Němec? Mluví česky?
German? Do they speak Czech?
Lenka
Němka? Mluví česky?
German? Do they speak Czech?
Jan
Trochu. A je inženýr.
A little. And an engineer, too.
Jan
Trochu. A je inženýrka.
A little. And an engineer, too.
Pavel
Inženýr! Jeho maminka je určitě šťastná.
An engineer! Their mum must be really happy.
Pavel
Inženýrka! Její maminka je určitě šťastná.
An engineer! Their mum must be really happy.
Lenka
Jane, a jaký máš sen?
Jan, and what's your dream?
Jan
Můj sen je velká kapela. Hrajeme každý večer a všichni jsou šťastní.
My dream is a big band. We play every evening, and everyone is happy.
Pavel
A tvoje maminka? Co říká?
And your mum? What does she say?
Jan
Maminka říká: potřebuješ opravdovou práci. Ale já jsem šťastný.
Mum says: you need a real job. But I'm happy.
Lenka
My taky. Jdeme hrát!
We're happy too. Let's play!
Midnight. Downstairs a light goes on, and somebody comes up the stairs in slippers.
Promiňte... Hrajete? Teď? Je půlnoc!
Excuse me... You're playing? Now? It's midnight!
Promiňte... Hrajete? Teď? Je půlnoc!
Excuse me... You're playing? Now? It's midnight!
Jan
Jé, promiň! Už nehrajeme!
Oh, sorry! We've stopped playing!
A Mourek spí na posteli. Hudbu má moc rád.
And Mourek sleeps on the bed. He likes the music very much.