Aukstāk nekā Hamburgā

Colder than in Hamburg

Your goalI can understand a forecast, compare the weather here and at home, and talk about the seasons.

Toms

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Wednesday. Toms has the forecast for next week, festival week, on his screen: Monday rain, twelve degrees; Tuesday sun, twenty degrees. What is it like at home now? And in winter here? Minus ten. And in summer, where do people go? To the sea, to the lake, to grandma’s.

Wednesday morning in the office. Toms has the forecast open on his screen, and a notebook beside it.
Toms
Labrīt. Vai jūs zināt laika prognozi nākamajai nedēļai?
Good morning. Do you know the weather forecast for next week?
Nē. Kāpēc nākamajai nedēļai?
No. Why next week?
Nē. Kāpēc nākamajai nedēļai?
No. Why next week?
Toms
Jo nākamsestdien ir pilsētas svētki. Es visu plānoju iepriekš.
Because next Saturday is the town festival. I plan everything in advance.
Toms
Pirmdien lietus, divpadsmit grādi. Otrdien saule, divdesmit. Trešdien mākoņi un vējš.
Monday rain, twelve degrees. Tuesday sun, twenty. Wednesday clouds and wind.
Toms
Kāds tagad ir laiks Hamburgā?
And what's the weather like in Hamburg now?
Hamburgā tagad ir aukstāk nekā te. Un līst vairāk.
In Hamburg it's colder than here now. And there's more rain.
Hamburgā tagad ir aukstāk nekā te. Un līst vairāk.
In Hamburg it's colder than here now. And there's more rain.
Toms
Vairāk nekā te? Tiešām?
More rain than here? Really?
Tiešām. Hamburgā līst gandrīz katru dienu.
Really. In Hamburg it rains almost every day.
Tiešām. Hamburgā līst gandrīz katru dienu.
Really. In Hamburg it rains almost every day.
Kāda te ir ziema?
And what's winter like here?
Kāda te ir ziema?
And what's winter like here?
Toms
Auksta. Janvāris ir aukstākais mēnesis. Dažreiz mīnus desmit.
Cold. January is the coldest month. Sometimes minus ten.
Mīnus desmit! Hamburgā ziema ir daudz siltāka.
Minus ten! In Hamburg winter is much warmer.
Mīnus desmit! Hamburgā ziema ir daudz siltāka.
Minus ten! In Hamburg winter is much warmer.
Toms
Bet man patīk ziema. Ziemā kaķi paliek mājās.
But I like winter. In winter, cats stay at home.
Toms
Kurš gadalaiks jums patīk vislabāk?
And what's your favourite season?
Vasara. Vasarā dienas ir garas. Var peldēt.
Summer. In summer the days are long and you can swim.
Vasara. Vasarā dienas ir garas. Var peldēt.
Summer. In summer the days are long and you can swim.
Toms
Vasarā visi brauc pie jūras. Bet jūra ir aukstāka nekā ezers.
In summer everyone goes to the sea. But the sea is colder than the lake.
Bet lielāka.
But bigger.
Bet lielāka.
But bigger.
Toms
Lielāka. Un daudz tālāk.
Bigger. And much further away.
Kāda ir prognoze svētkiem nākamsestdien?
And next Saturday? What's the weather forecast for the festival?
Kāda ir prognoze svētkiem nākamsestdien?
And next Saturday? What's the weather forecast for the festival?
Toms
No rīta saule, tad lietus. Vakarā vējš. Varbūt sniegs.
Sun in the morning, then rain, wind in the evening. And maybe snow.
Sniegs? Maijā?
Snow? In May?
Sniegs? Maijā?
Snow? In May?
He points under his desk: four bags in a row.
Toms
Maijā te viss ir iespējams. Tāpēc man ir četras somas.
In May anything is possible here. That is why I have four bags.
Toms
Viena saulei, viena lietum, viena vējam, viena sniegam.
One for the sun, one for the rain, one for the wind and one for the snow.
Tom, jums vajag vienu lielāku somu.
Toms, what you need is one bigger bag.
Tom, jums vajag vienu lielāku somu.
Toms, what you need is one bigger bag.

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