Všichni mají práci

Everyone is busy

Your goalI can invite someone, accept or refuse politely and suggest another day.

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You want to thank everyone with a dinner on Saturday. You send messages and knock on doors. Tomáš can't; he must... (a list). Petra is working. Eliška must ask her grandma, and Marie does not even open her door.

Milí sousedi a Tomáši! Děkuji za všechno. V sobotu v sedm večer vás zvu na večeři. U mě.
'Dear neighbours and Tomáš! Thank you for everything. On Saturday, at seven in the evening, I'm inviting you to dinner. At my place.'
Milí sousedi a Tomáši! Děkuji za všechno. V sobotu v sedm večer vás zvu na večeři. U mě.
'Dear neighbours and Tomáš! Thank you for everything. On Saturday, at seven in the evening, I'm inviting you to dinner. At my place.'
Bude polévka, palačinky a koláč. Vařím sám!
'There'll be soup, pancakes and cake. I'm cooking myself!'
Bude polévka, palačinky a koláč. Vařím sama!
'There'll be soup, pancakes and cake. I'm cooking myself!'
Tomáš
Promiňte, nemůžu. V sobotu musím: jedna, umýt okna. Dvě, koupit papír. Tři, ještě něco.
'Sorry, I won't be able to. On Saturday I have to: one, wash the windows; two, buy paper; three, something else.'
Tři práce v sobotu večer? A co je ještě něco, Tomáši?
Three jobs on a Saturday evening? And what is this 'something', Tomáš?
Tři práce v sobotu večer? A co je ještě něco, Tomáši?
Three jobs on a Saturday evening? And what is this 'something', Tomáš?
Petra
V sobotu pracuju celý večer. Třeba jindy?
'On Saturday I'm working all evening. Maybe another time?'
Eliška
Musím se zeptat babičky!
'I have to ask Grandma!!!'
Dobře. Zeptám se Marie sám.
All right. I'll ask Marie myself.
Dobře. Zeptám se Marie sama.
All right. I'll ask Marie myself.
The door stays shut. Mourek walks past you and down the stairs without looking at you.
You knock on Marie's door. Behind it someone whispers. Then nothing.
Paní Nováková? Jste doma?
Mrs Nováková? Are you at home?
Paní Nováková? Jste doma?
Mrs Nováková? Are you at home?
V sobotu mám doma večeři. Přijdete?
On Saturday there's dinner at my place. Will you come?
V sobotu mám doma večeři. Přijdete?
On Saturday there's dinner at my place. Will you come?
Paní Nováková, zdi jsou tenké. Slyším vás.
Mrs Nováková, the walls in this house are thin. I can hear you.
Paní Nováková, zdi jsou tenké. Slyším vás.
Mrs Nováková, the walls in this house are thin. I can hear you.
Ty taky, Mourku? Taky nemáš čas?
You too, Mourek? Are you busy too?
Ty taky, Mourku? Taky nemáš čas?
You too, Mourek? Are you busy too?
Jan comes down and sits next to you on the stairs.
Jan
Nikdo nemá čas? Já taky nemůžu. V sobotu hraju.
Everyone's busy? I can't come either. I'm playing on Saturday.
Nikdo. V sobotu nikdo nemůže.
Everyone. Nobody can come on Saturday.
Nikdo. V sobotu nikdo nemůže.
Everyone. Nobody can come on Saturday.
Jan
Opravdu chceš odjet?
You really want to leave?
Nevím. Možná pojedu do hlavního města. Je tam moc dobrá práce.
I don't know. Maybe I'll go to the capital. There's a very good job there.
Nevím. Možná pojedu do hlavního města. Je tam moc dobrá práce.
I don't know. Maybe I'll go to the capital. There's a very good job there.
Jan
Já jsem taky jednou odjel z domu číslo sedm. Bylo mi osmnáct.
I left number 7 once too. I was eighteen.
A?
And?
A?
And?
Jan
A vrátil jsem se.
And I came back.
Proč ses vrátil?
Why did you come back?
Proč ses vrátil?
Why did you come back?
Jan
V hlavním městě je hodně lidí. Ale nikdo tam nezná tvoje jméno.
There are lots of people in the capital. But nobody there knows your name.