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Pood nurgal

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 Samira, and an old friend who comes every evening at six.

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Jordaania Jordan
üliõpilane university student
abikaasa spouse
kaua for a long time

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

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On laupäeva hommik. Nurgal on väike pood.
It’s Saturday morning. There’s a small shop on the corner.
Karim
Tere. Mina olen Karim. Tõusen kell viis.
Hello. I’m Karim. I get up at five.
Karim
Kell seitse lähen turule. Autoga.
I go to the market at seven. By car.
Karim
Ostan õunu, tomateid ja kartuleid.
I buy apples, tomatoes and potatoes.
Samira
Mina olen poes. Me töötame koos.
I’m at the shop. We two work together.
Karim
Tulen kell kaheksa tagasi. Kümme kilo õunu!
I come back at eight. Ten kilos of apples!
Naaber tuleb kell kümme.
The neighbour comes at ten.
Tere. Pudel piima, palun.
Hello. A bottle of milk, please.
Tere. Pudel piima, palun.
Hello. A bottle of milk, please.
Karim
Palun. Veel midagi?
Here you are. Anything else?
Pool kilo juustu. Kas te olete Jõelast?
Half a kilo of cheese. Are you from Jõela?
Pool kilo juustu. Kas te olete Jõelast?
Half a kilo of cheese. Are you from Jõela?
Karim
Ei. Jordaaniast. Nüüd elan siin.
No. From Jordan. Now I live here.
Miks te siin elate?
Why do you live here?
Miks te siin elate?
Why do you live here?
Karim
Enne elasin Tallinnas. Olin üliõpilane.
I used to be in Tallinn. I was a student.
Samira
Mina olin ka üliõpilane. Nüüd oleme perekond.
I was a student too. Now we two are a family.
Karim
See on meie pood. Kolmkümmend aastat.
This is our shop. For thirty years.
Kas teil on ka lapsi?
Do you two have children too?
Kas teil on ka lapsi?
Do you two have children too?
Karim
Jah. Poeg ja tütar.
Yes. A son and a daughter.
Samira
Meie tütar elab Tallinnas. Ja poeg jaama juures.
Our daughter lives in Tallinn. And our son beside the station.
Karim
Pühapäeval tuleb tütar rongiga ja poeg jalgrattaga.
On Sunday our daughter comes by train and our son by bicycle.
Samira
Kõik söövad poe taga köögis.
Everyone eats in the kitchen behind the shop.
Kus postkontor on?
Where is the post office?
Kus postkontor on?
Where is the post office?
Karim
Minge paremale. Siis vasakule.
Go right. Then left.
Karim
See on panga ja apteegi vahel.
It’s between the bank and the pharmacy.
Aitäh. Kas te tunnete ka Murit?
Thank you. Do you know Muri too?
Aitäh. Kas te tunnete ka Murit?
Thank you. Do you know Muri too?
Karim
Muidugi. Ma tunnen teda kaua. Ma ei tea, kui vana ta on.
Of course. I have known him a long time. I don’t know how old he is.
Kell on kuus õhtul. Muri on poe ees.
It’s six in the evening. Muri is in front of the shop.
Karim
Muri, jälle siin? Kala. Ainult natuke!
Muri, here again? Fish. Just a little!
Samira
Ainult natuke iga päev!
Just a little every day!
Liis
Härra Karim, kas Muri on teie kass?
Mr Karim, is Muri your cat?
Karim
Ei. Ta elab majas number seitse. Aga ta sööb õhtusööki siin.
No. He lives at number seven. But he has dinner here.
Liis
Ta sööb ka kohvikus. Ja turul!
He eats at the café too. And at the market!
Samira
Sellepärast ta suur ongi.
That is why he is big.
Karim
Muri, mine koju. Head ööd!
Muri, go home. Good night!
Pood on vaikne. Karim ja tema abikaasa joovad teed.
The shop is quiet. Karim and his wife drink tea.
Karim
Homme on pühapäev. Kaks last tulevad.
Tomorrow is Sunday. The two children come.
Samira
Muri ka!
Muri too!