Et job i København

A job in Copenhagen

Your goalI can talk about my plans and book a room on the phone.

Anna
Mark
Sofie

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Anna calls: an interview in the capital on Monday at ten, in the new language. Your trial here ends on 30 June, and Thomas has already made a list of reasons for you to stay. You book a train and a hotel room for Sunday night. Single room, one night, breakfast included?

Anna
Hej! Dit brev er kommet. Katten stjal et mundstykke? Fra et køleskab?
Hello! Your letter arrived. The cat stole a mouthpiece? From a fridge?
Anna! Nej, fra vores cafébod. En lang historie.
Anna! No, from our café stall. A long story.
Anna! Nej, fra vores cafébod. En lang historie.
Anna! No, from our café stall. A long story.
Anna
Hør. Mit firma mangler en ingeniør i København. Vi arbejder på dansk.
Listen. My company needs an engineer in Copenhagen. We work in Danish.
Dansk? Jeg taler det, men ikke perfekt endnu.
Danish? I speak it, but not perfectly yet.
Dansk? Jeg taler det, men ikke perfekt endnu.
Danish? I speak it, but not perfectly yet.
Anna
Bedre end du tror. Samtalen er mandag klokken ti.
Better than you think. The interview is Monday at ten.
Allerede på mandag? Min prøvetid her slutter først den tredivte juni.
This Monday already? My trial period here only ends on the thirtieth of June.
Allerede på mandag? Min prøvetid her slutter først den tredivte juni.
This Monday already? My trial period here only ends on the thirtieth of June.
Anna
Så passer det. Kom bare til samtalen. Bagefter kan du tænke over det.
Then it works. Just come to the interview. Afterwards you can think it over.
Godt. Jeg kommer.
All right. I will come.
Godt. Jeg kommer.
All right. I will come.
Mark
Hotel Birkeby. Hej.
Birkeby Hotel. Hello.
Hej. Jeg vil gerne bestille et værelse fra søndag til mandag.
Hello. I would like to book a room, from Sunday to Monday.
Hej. Jeg vil gerne bestille et værelse fra søndag til mandag.
Hello. I would like to book a room, from Sunday to Monday.
Mark
Et enkeltværelse eller et dobbeltværelse?
A single or double room?
Et enkeltværelse. En nat.
A single room. For one night.
Et enkeltværelse. En nat.
A single room. For one night.
Mark
Det bliver seks hundrede kroner.
That is six hundred kroner.
Er morgenmad med i prisen?
Is breakfast included?
Er morgenmad med i prisen?
Is breakfast included?
Mark
Ja. Fra syv til ti. Hvad hedder du?
Yes. From seven to ten. What is your name?
Becker. B, E, C, K, E, R.
Becker. B, E, C, K, E, R.
Becker. B, E, C, K, E, R.
Becker. B, E, C, K, E, R.
Mark
Tak. Vi ses på søndag.
Thank you. See you on Sunday.
She gives you a sheet of paper in Thomas's neat handwriting: “Ten reasons to stay”.
Downstairs in the café, Sofie puts a cake on the counter. On it, in cream: “Good luck!”
Sofie
Der er du! Her er noget til dig.
There you are! Here is something for you.
Held og lykke? Men jeg har ikke sagt noget til dig.
Good luck? But I did not tell you anything.
Held og lykke? Men jeg har ikke sagt noget til dig.
Good luck? But I did not tell you anything.
Sofie
Mandag klokken ti. Samtalen i København.
Monday at ten. The interview in Copenhagen.
Hvordan ved du det?
How do you know?
Hvordan ved du det?
How do you know?
Sofie
Fra Karen. Selvfølgelig.
From Karen. Of course.
Sofie
Den her besked er fra Thomas.
This note is from Thomas.
Først: Sofies kaffe. Så: Turen til søen. Så: Jeg hjælper dig gerne med dansk.
First: Sofie’s coffee. Second: the lake trip. Third: I am happy to help you with Danish.
Først: Sofies kaffe. Så: Turen til søen. Så: Jeg hjælper dig gerne med dansk.
First: Sofie’s coffee. Second: the lake trip. Third: I am happy to help you with Danish.

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