Alle har travlt

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. Thomas can't; he must... (a list). Sofie is working. Freja must ask her grandma, and Karen does not even open her door.

Kære naboer. Middag hos mig på lørdag klokken syv. I er alle inviteret!
Dear neighbours, dinner at my place on Saturday at seven. You are all invited!
Kære naboer. Middag hos mig på lørdag klokken syv. I er alle inviteret!
Dear neighbours, dinner at my place on Saturday at seven. You are all invited!
Jeg laver suppe og pandekager og en kage.
I am making soup and pancakes, and a cake.
Jeg laver suppe og pandekager og en kage.
I am making soup and pancakes, and a cake.
Thomas
Undskyld. Jeg skal pudse vinduer, købe papir og gøre én ting mere.
Sorry. I have to clean windows, buy paper, and do one more thing.
Alt det lørdag aften? Og hvad er den ene ting mere?
All on Saturday evening? And what is this one more thing?
Alt det lørdag aften? Og hvad er den ene ting mere?
All on Saturday evening? And what is this one more thing?
Sofie
Desværre kan jeg heller ikke. Jeg har noget at lave. En anden gang?
Unfortunately I cannot either. I have things to do. Another time?
Freja
Jeg skal spørge mormor først.
I have to ask Grandma first.
Godt. Så spørger jeg hende også.
All right. Then I will ask her too.
Godt. Så spørger jeg hende også.
All right. Then I will ask her too.
The door stays shut. Findus walks past you and down the stairs without looking at you.
You knock on Karen's door. Behind it someone whispers. Then nothing.
Karen? Er du der?
Karen? Are you there?
Karen? Er du der?
Karen? Are you there?
Lørdag aften hos mig. Kommer du og spiser?
Saturday evening at my place. Are you coming for dinner?
Lørdag aften hos mig. Kommer du og spiser?
Saturday evening at my place. Are you coming for dinner?
Væggene er tynde, Karen. Jeg kan høre dig.
The walls are thin, Karen. I can hear you.
Væggene er tynde, Karen. Jeg kan høre dig.
The walls are thin, Karen. I can hear you.
Også dig, Findus? Har du også travlt?
You too, Findus? Are you busy too?
Også dig, Findus? Har du også travlt?
You too, Findus? Are you busy too?
Mads comes down and sits next to you on the stairs.
Mads
Har alle travlt?
Everyone busy?
Alle. Ingen har tid.
Everyone. Nobody has time.
Alle. Ingen har tid.
Everyone. Nobody has time.
Mads
Vil du flytte til København?
Do you want to move to Copenhagen?
Det ved jeg ikke endnu. Jeg har kun boet her i tre måneder. Før det ti år i Hamborg.
I do not know yet. I have only lived here three months. Before that, ten years in Hamburg.
Det ved jeg ikke endnu. Jeg har kun boet her i tre måneder. Før det ti år i Hamborg.
I do not know yet. I have only lived here three months. Before that, ten years in Hamburg.
Mads
Jeg flyttede også fra nummer syv som attenårig.
I moved away from number seven at eighteen too.
Og så?
And then?
Og så?
And then?
Mads
Jeg kom tilbage igen.
I came back again.
Hvorfor?
Why?
Hvorfor?
Why?
Mads
Der er mange mennesker i København. Her kender de dit navn.
There are many people in Copenhagen. Here they know your name.

Alle har travlt

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