Kwart voor negen

A quarter to nine

Your goalI can tell the time, say when work starts and give my email address.

Thomas

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Monday, your first day. At five to nine exactly, a neat man in a blue shirt waits at the office door: the man from the café. "I am Thomas. You are late."

Monday, your first day at the furniture company. A neat man in a blue shirt waits at the office door and looks at his watch.
Thomas
Goedemorgen. Ik ben Thomas. U bent te laat.
Good morning. I'm Thomas. You're late.
Te laat? Het is vijf voor negen!
Late? It's five to nine!
Te laat? Het is vijf voor negen!
Late? It's five to nine!
Thomas
Het werk begint om negen uur. Ik ben hier om kwart voor negen. Elke dag.
Work starts at nine. I'm here at a quarter to nine. Every day.
Om kwart voor negen? Elke dag?
At a quarter to nine? Every day?
Om kwart voor negen? Elke dag?
At a quarter to nine? Every day?
Wacht... Ik ken u! U bent de meneer uit het café, aan tafel drie!
Wait... I know you! You're the man from the café, at table three!
Wacht... Ik ken u! U bent de meneer uit het café, aan tafel drie!
Wait... I know you! You're the man from the café, at table three!
He glances at your file, then takes a small step back.
Thomas
En u bent mijn nieuwe collega. Van nummer zeven, het huis met de kat.
And you're my new colleague. From number 7, the house with the cat.
Ja, maar de kat is niet van mij.
Yes, but the cat isn't mine.
Ja, maar de kat is niet van mij.
Yes, but the cat isn't mine.
A bright office with two desks side by side, one of them perfectly tidy.
Thomas
Dit zijn uw bureau en computer, bij het raam. En mijn bureau staat ernaast.
This is your desk and computer, by the window. And my desk is right next to it.
Thomas
Nu uw e-mail. Spel uw achternaam, alstublieft.
Now your email. Spell your surname, please.
B, e, c, k, e, r.
B, e, c, k, e, r.
B, e, c, k, e, r.
B, e, c, k, e, r.
He writes your new email address on a yellow note and sticks it exactly in the middle of your screen.
Thomas
Goed. Hier is uw nieuwe adres.
Good. Here's your new address.
Tot hoe laat werken we?
Until when do we work?
Tot hoe laat werken we?
Until when do we work?
Thomas
Van negen tot half zes.
From nine until half past five.
Dat is dus acht uur.
So that's eight hours.
Dat is dus acht uur.
So that's eight hours.
He corrects you without looking up.
Thomas
Acht uur en dertig minuten.
Eight hours and thirty minutes.
He picks something off your jacket on the back of your chair and stares at it.
Thomas
Wat is dit? Een grijze haar... Is dat een kattenhaar?
What's this? A grey hair... Is that a cat hair?
Ja, sorry. Die is van Max.
Yes, sorry. It's Max's.
Ja, sorry. Die is van Max.
Yes, sorry. It's Max's.
He moves his desk one metre away from yours and measures the gap with a tape measure.
Thomas
Goed. Eén meter.
Right. One metre.