Scene 46 of 50
Darbs galvaspilsētā
A job in the capital
Your goalI can talk about my plans and book a room on the phone.
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A Wednesday at the beginning of June. Anna calls from the capital.
- Anna
Sveiks! Tava pastkarte vēl ir uz mana ledusskapja. Kaķis un iemutis!
Hi! Your postcard is still on my fridge. The cat and the mouthpiece. Ha!
AnnaSveika! Tava pastkarte vēl ir uz mana ledusskapja. Kaķis un iemutis!
Hi! Your postcard is still on my fridge. The cat and the mouthpiece. Ha!
Sveika, Anna! Jā, tas ir īsts stāsts.
Hi, Anna! Yes, it's a true story.
Sveika, Anna! Jā, tas ir īsts stāsts.
Hi, Anna! Yes, it's a true story.
- Anna
Klausies. Mūsu uzņēmumam vajag inženieri. Tev būs jāstrādā latviski.
Listen. My company needs an engineer. And you'll have to work in Latvian.
Latviski? Es runāju tikai mazliet.
In Latvian? I only speak a little.
Latviski? Es runāju tikai mazliet.
In Latvian? I only speak a little.
- Anna
Tu runā labi. Intervija ir pirmdien desmitos.
You speak better than you think. The interview is on Monday, at ten.
Pirmdien? Bet es te strādāju! Pārbaudes laiks beidzas tikai trīsdesmitajā jūnijā.
Monday? But I work here! My trial period only ends on the thirtieth of June.
Pirmdien? Bet es te strādāju! Pārbaudes laiks beidzas tikai trīsdesmitajā jūnijā.
Monday? But I work here! My trial period only ends on the thirtieth of June.
- Anna
Ļoti labi! Atbrauc paskatīties. Tā ir tikai intervija.
That's perfect! Come and have a look. It's only an interview.
Labi. Es atbraukšu.
All right. I'll come.
Labi. Es atbraukšu.
All right. I'll come.
- Anna
Lieliski! Ja atbrauksi svētdien, mēs aiziesim uz kafejnīcu.
Great! If you come on Sunday, we'll go to a café together.
You call a hotel in the capital.
- Mārtiņš
Viesnīca Galvaspilsēta, labdien.
Hotel Galvaspilsēta, good day.
Labdien. Es gribu rezervēt numuru svētdienas naktij.
Good day. I'd like to book a room for Sunday night.
Labdien. Es gribu rezervēt numuru svētdienas naktij.
Good day. I'd like to book a room for Sunday night.
- Mārtiņš
Vienvietīgu vai divvietīgu?
Single or double?
Vienvietīgu. Vienai naktij.
Single. For one night.
Vienvietīgu. Vienai naktij.
Single. For one night.
- Mārtiņš
Vienvietīgs numurs maksā sešdesmit eiro.
A single room is sixty euros.
Ar brokastīm?
With breakfast?
Ar brokastīm?
With breakfast?
- Mārtiņš
Jā. Brokastis no septiņiem līdz desmitiem. Jūsu uzvārds?
Yes, breakfast from seven to ten. Your surname?
Becker. B, E, C, K, E, R.
Becker. B, e, c, k, e, r.
Becker. B, E, C, K, E, R.
Becker. B, e, c, k, e, r.
- Mārtiņš
Paldies. Tiekamies svētdien!
Thank you. We'll see you on Sunday!
Downstairs in the café, Liene puts a cake on the counter. On it, in cream: „Lai veicas!“ 
LieneAk, jūs esat te! Tas ir jums.
Oh, there you are! This is for you.
Lai veicas? Bet es nevienam neko neteicu!
'Good luck'? But I haven't told anyone anything!
Lai veicas? Bet es nevienam neko neteicu!
'Good luck'? But I haven't told anyone anything!
- Liene
Intervija pirmdien desmitos. Galvaspilsētā.
The interview is on Monday, at ten. In the capital.
Kā jūs zināt?
How do you know?
Kā jūs zināt?
How do you know?
- Liene
Maija teica.
From Maija.
She gives you a sheet of paper in Toms's neat handwriting: „Desmit iemesli palikt“. - Liene
Toms jums atstāja arī šo.
And Toms left you this.
Viens: Lienes kafija. Divi: Ezers. Trīs: Es varu palīdzēt mācīties latviešu valodu.
'One: Liene's coffee. Two: the lake. Three: I can help you learn Latvian.'
Viens: Lienes kafija. Divi: Ezers. Trīs: Es varu palīdzēt mācīties latviešu valodu.
'One: Liene's coffee. Two: the lake. Three: I can help you learn Latvian.'
Who says this?
Klausies. Mūsu uzņēmumam vajag inženieri. Tev būs jāstrādā latviski.
Klausies. Mūsu uzņēmumam vajag inženieri. Tev būs jāstrādā latviski.
What does it mean?
Latviski? Es runāju tikai mazliet.
Latviski? Es runāju tikai mazliet.
Which line do you hear?
You speak better than you think. The interview is on Monday, at ten.
Put the words in order.
That's perfect! Come and have a look. It's only an interview.
Who says this?
Lieliski! Ja atbrauksi svētdien, mēs aiziesim uz kafejnīcu.
Lieliski! Ja atbrauksi svētdien, mēs aiziesim uz kafejnīcu.
What does it mean?
Labdien. Es gribu rezervēt numuru svētdienas naktij.
Labdien. Es gribu rezervēt numuru svētdienas naktij.
Which line do you hear?
Single. For one night.
Single. For one night.
Put the words in order.
Yes, breakfast from seven to ten. Your surname?
Who says this?
Paldies. Tiekamies svētdien!
Paldies. Tiekamies svētdien!
What does it mean?
Ak, jūs esat te! Tas ir jums.
Which line do you hear?
The interview is on Monday, at ten. In the capital.
Put the words in order.
And Toms left you this.
What happens first?
Put the lines in the order they come in the scene.
Scene complete
Darbs galvaspilsētā
Goal reachedI can talk about my plans and book a room on the phone.
