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The interview

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

Sara

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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 hundred and fifty euros a month.

Sara
Tere päevast. Mina olen Sara Fernández. Istuge, palun.
Good day. I'm Sara Fernández. Please sit down.
Sara
Ma olen hispaanlanna, aga elan siin juba kümme aastat. Räägime siis eesti keeles.
I'm Spanish, but I've lived here for ten years now. So we'll speak Estonian.
Sara
Rääkige endast. Kust te pärit olete? Mis tööd te teete?
Tell me about yourself. Where are you from? What do you do?
Mina olen Lukas Becker. Ma olen sakslane, Hamburgist. Ma olen kolmkümmend.
I'm Lukas Becker. I'm German, from Hamburg. I'm thirty.
Mina olen Lena Becker. Ma olen sakslane, Hamburgist. Ma olen kolmkümmend.
I'm Lena Becker. I'm German, from Hamburg. I'm thirty.
Ma olen insener. Töötan mööblifirmas, väikeses jõeäärses linnas.
I'm an engineer. I work at a furniture company, in a small town by the river.
Ma olen insener. Töötan mööblifirmas, väikeses jõeäärses linnas.
I'm an engineer. I work at a furniture company, in a small town by the river.
She laughs.
Sara
Mis keeli te räägite?
Which languages do you speak?
Saksa, inglise ja natuke eesti keelt.
German, English and a little Estonian.
Saksa, inglise ja natuke eesti keelt.
German, English and a little Estonian.
Sara
Mitte natuke. Te räägite hästi.
Not a little. You speak well.
Sara
Ja mida te oskate teha?
And what can you do?
Ma oskan mööblit kavandada. Ja kassi eest hoolitseda.
I can design furniture. And I can look after a cat.
Ma oskan mööblit kavandada. Ja kassi eest hoolitseda.
I can design furniture. And I can look after a cat.
Sara
Kassi?
A cat?
See on pikk lugu.
It's a long story.
See on pikk lugu.
It's a long story.
She stands up and holds out her hand.
Sara
Miks te sellesse väikesesse linna tulite?
Why did you come to that little town?
Töö pärast. Aga nüüd... inimeste pärast.
For the job. But now... for the people.
Töö pärast. Aga nüüd... inimeste pärast.
For the job. But now... for the people.
Sara
Millal te saate alustada?
When will you be able to start?
Minu katseaeg lõpeb kolmekümnendal juunil.
My trial period ends on the thirtieth of June.
Minu katseaeg lõpeb kolmekümnendal juunil.
My trial period ends on the thirtieth of June.
Sara
Suurepärane. Töökoht on teie. Kas saate esimesel juulil alustada?
Excellent. The job is yours. Can you start on the first of July?
Nii kiiresti? Ma pean mõtlema.
So soon? I need to think about it.
Nii kiiresti? Ma pean mõtlema.
So soon? I need to think about it.
Sara
Muidugi. Ootan teie vastust reedeni.
Of course. I'll wait for your answer until Friday.
Outside the office, a grey cat sits on a wall. It is not Muri.
Muri? Ei... Mitte Muri.
Muri? No... Not Muri.
Muri? Ei... Mitte Muri.
Muri? No... Not Muri.
«Korter kesklinnas. Kolmkümmend ruutmeetrit. Üheksasada viiskümmend eurot kuus.»
“Flat in the centre. Thirty square metres. Nine hundred and fifty euros a month.”
«Korter kesklinnas. Kolmkümmend ruutmeetrit. Üheksasada viiskümmend eurot kuus.»
“Flat in the centre. Thirty square metres. Nine hundred and fifty euros a month.”
Üheksasada viiskümmend! Ja ilma kassita.
Nine hundred and fifty! And without a cat.
Üheksasada viiskümmend! Ja ilma kassita.
Nine hundred and fifty! And without a cat.