Samtalen

The interview

Your goalI can introduce myself fully and answer questions about my work, my languages and my past.

Louise

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The capital: big, loud, grey. The interviewer wants to know everything: who you are, where you are from, which languages you speak, what you can do, why you came to the town, when you can start. On the train back, you read flat ads: thirty square metres, nine thousand five hundred kroner a month.

Louise
Godmorgen. Jeg hedder Louise. Sæt dig ned, tak.
Good morning. I am Louise. Please sit down.
Louise
Jeg har boet i København i ti år. Skal vi tale dansk?
I have lived in Copenhagen for ten years. Shall we speak Danish?
Louise
Fortæl lidt om dig selv. Hvor kommer du fra?
Tell me a little about yourself. Where are you from?
Jeg hedder Lukas Becker. Jeg er tredive år og kommer fra Hamborg.
I am Lukas Becker, thirty years old, from Hamburg.
Jeg hedder Lena Becker. Jeg er tredive år og kommer fra Hamborg.
I am Lena Becker, thirty years old, from Hamburg.
Jeg er ingeniør. Nu arbejder jeg i et møbelfirma i Birkeby.
I am an engineer. I now work at a furniture company in Birkeby.
Jeg er ingeniør. Nu arbejder jeg i et møbelfirma i Birkeby.
I am an engineer. I now work at a furniture company in Birkeby.
She laughs.
Louise
Hvilke sprog taler du?
Which languages do you speak?
Tysk og dansk.
German and Danish.
Tysk og dansk.
German and Danish.
Louise
Dit dansk er let at forstå.
Your Danish is easy to understand.
Louise
Hvad laver du på arbejdet?
What do you do at work?
Jeg tegner møbler. Nogle gange passer jeg også en hankat.
I design furniture. Sometimes I look after a tomcat too.
Jeg tegner møbler. Nogle gange passer jeg også en hankat.
I design furniture. Sometimes I look after a tomcat too.
Louise
En hankat? Det lyder interessant!
A tomcat? That sounds interesting!
Det er en lang historie.
It is a long story.
Det er en lang historie.
It is a long story.
She stands up and holds out her hand.
Louise
Hvorfor flyttede du til Birkeby?
Why did you move to Birkeby?
For at arbejde. Nu er jeg også meget glad for menneskene der.
For work. Now I like the people there very much too.
For at arbejde. Nu er jeg også meget glad for menneskene der.
For work. Now I like the people there very much too.
Louise
Hvornår kan du begynde her?
When can you start here?
Min prøvetid slutter den tredivte juni. Derefter kan jeg godt.
My trial period ends on the thirtieth of June. After that it would be possible.
Min prøvetid slutter den tredivte juni. Derefter kan jeg godt.
My trial period ends on the thirtieth of June. After that it would be possible.
Louise
Godt. Vi vil gerne tilbyde dig jobbet fra den første juli.
Good. We would like to offer you the position from the first of July.
Mange tak. Må jeg tænke over det?
Thank you very much. May I think it over?
Mange tak. Må jeg tænke over det?
Thank you very much. May I think it over?
Louise
Selvfølgelig. Giv os svar senest fredag, tak.
Of course. Please let us know by Friday.
Outside the office, a grey cat sits on a wall. It is not Findus.
Findus? Nej. Bare en anden kat.
Findus? No. Just another cat.
Findus? Nej. Bare en anden kat.
Findus? No. Just another cat.
Lejlighed i centrum. Tredive kvadratmeter. Ni tusind fem hundrede kroner om måneden.
Flat in the centre. Thirty square metres. nine thousand five hundred kroner a month.
Lejlighed i centrum. Tredive kvadratmeter. Ni tusind fem hundrede kroner om måneden.
Flat in the centre. Thirty square metres. nine thousand five hundred kroner a month.
Så høj husleje. Og ingen Findus. Måske vil jeg hellere blive i Birkeby.
That much rent. No Findus either. Perhaps I would rather stay in Birkeby.
Så høj husleje. Og ingen Findus. Måske vil jeg hellere blive i Birkeby.
That much rent. No Findus either. Perhaps I would rather stay in Birkeby.