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Butikken på hjørnet

The shop on the corner

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The storyA Saturday at the little shop on the corner by number 7: Karim, who came here from far away many years ago, his wife Hanne, and an old friend who comes every evening at six.

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studerende student
alder age

A Saturday at the little shop on the corner by number 7: Karim, who came here from far away many years ago, his wife Hanne, and an old friend who comes every evening at six.

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Det er lørdag morgen. På hjørnet ligger en lille butik.
It is Saturday morning. There is a small shop on the corner.
Karim
Jeg hedder Karim. Jeg står op klokken fem.
I am Karim. I get up at five.
Karim
Klokken syv kører jeg til markedet i bil.
At seven I drive to the market.
Karim
Jeg køber æbler, tomater og kartofler.
I buy apples, tomatoes and potatoes.
Hanne
Jeg er i butikken. Vi arbejder sammen.
I am in the shop. We work together.
Det er Karims kone, Hanne. Hun er fra Birkeby.
It is Karim's wife, Hanne. She is from Birkeby.
Karim
Klokken otte kommer jeg hjem. Ti kilo æbler!
At eight I return. Ten kilos of apples!
Hej. En flaske mælk, tak.
Hello. One bottle of milk, please.
Hej. En flaske mælk, tak.
Hello. One bottle of milk, please.
Karim
Værsgo. Andet?
Here you are. Anything else?
Et halvt kilo ost. Er du fra Birkeby?
Half a kilo of cheese. Are you from Birkeby?
Et halvt kilo ost. Er du fra Birkeby?
Half a kilo of cheese. Are you from Birkeby?
Karim
Nej. Jeg er fra Jordan. Nu bor jeg her.
No. I am from Jordan. Now I live here.
Hvorfor bor du her?
Why do you live here?
Hvorfor bor du her?
Why do you live here?
Karim
Jeg var studerende i København.
I was a student in Copenhagen.
Karim
Min kone var også studerende. Nu er vi en familie.
My wife was a student too. Now we are a family.
Hanne
Og det her er vores butik. I tredive år!
And this is our shop. For thirty years!
Har I børn?
Do you have children?
Har I børn?
Do you have children?
Karim
En søn og en datter.
A son and a daughter.
Hanne
Vores datter bor i København. Vores søn bor ved stationen.
Our daughter lives in Copenhagen. Our son lives by the station.
Karim
Om søndagen kommer vores datter med tog. Vores søn kommer på cykel.
On Sundays our daughter comes by train. Our son comes by bicycle.
Hanne
Alle spiser i køkkenet bag butikken.
Everyone eats in the kitchen behind the shop.
Hvor er posthuset?
Where is the post office?
Hvor er posthuset?
Where is the post office?
Karim
Til højre. Så til venstre. Mellem banken og apoteket.
Right. Then left. Between the bank and the pharmacy.
Tak. Kender du også Findus?
Thank you. Do you know Findus too?
Tak. Kender du også Findus?
Thank you. Do you know Findus too?
Karim
Selvfølgelig. Men jeg kender ikke hans alder.
Of course. But I do not know his age.
Om aftenen sidder Findus foran butikken.
In the evening Findus sits in front of the shop.
Karim
Findus, er du her igen? Lidt fisk!
Findus, are you here again? A little fish!
Hanne
Hver dag er det lidt fisk!
Every day it is a little fish!
Freja
Er Findus din kat, Karim?
Is Findus your cat, Karim?
Karim
Nej. Han bor i nummer syv. Han spiser her.
No. He lives in number seven. He eats here.
Freja
Og på caféen og markedet!
And at the café and market!
Hanne
Derfor er han stor.
That is why he is big.
Karim
Godnat, Findus. I morgen kommer børnene.
Good night, Findus. Tomorrow the children come.
Hanne
Og Findus!
And Findus!