
Scene 17 of 50
Elīnas mājasdarbs
Elīna’s homework
Your goalI can say how old I am, how many brothers and sisters I have, and when my birthday is.
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Elīna comes into your flat with an exercise book and a pencil.
ElīnaSveiks! Vai tu vari palīdzēt? Man ir mājasdarbs.
Hi! Can you help me? It's my homework.
ElīnaSveika! Vai tu vari palīdzēt? Man ir mājasdarbs.
Hi! Can you help me? It's my homework.
Protams. Kāds mājasdarbs?
Of course. What homework?
Protams. Kāds mājasdarbs?
Of course. What homework?
ElīnaMans kaimiņš. Tu esi mans kaimiņš!
'My neighbour'. And you're my neighbour!
ElīnaMana kaimiņiene. Tu esi mana kaimiņiene!
'My neighbour'. And you're my neighbour!
ElīnaPirmais jautājums. Cik tev ir gadu?
First question. How old are you?
Trīsdesmit.
Thirty.
Trīsdesmit.
Thirty.
She writes it down.
ElīnaTrīsdesmit! Tu jau esi vecs!
Thirty! You're old already!
ElīnaTrīsdesmit! Tu jau esi veca!
Thirty! You're old already!
Es neesmu vecs! Es esmu jauns!
I'm not old! I'm young!
Es neesmu veca! Es esmu jauna!
I'm not old! I'm young!
ElīnaLabi. Cik gadu ir Murim?
OK, OK. And how old is Muris?
Es nezinu. Neviens nezina.
I don't know. Nobody knows.
Es nezinu. Neviens nezina.
I don't know. Nobody knows.
ElīnaOtrais jautājums. Vai tev ir brāļi un māsas?
Second question. Do you have brothers and sisters?
Man ir viens jaunāks brālis un viena vecāka māsa.
I have one younger brother and one older sister.
Man ir viens jaunāks brālis un viena vecāka māsa.
I have one younger brother and one older sister.
ElīnaViņi arī dzīvo Vācijā?
Do they live in Germany too?
Jā, Hamburgā.
Yes, in Hamburg.
Jā, Hamburgā.
Yes, in Hamburg.
ElīnaMan arī ir brālis. Mazulis. Viņš neguļ naktī, tāpat kā Jānis!
I have a brother too. A baby. He doesn't sleep at night, like Jānis!
ElīnaTrešais jautājums. Kad ir tava dzimšanas diena?
Third question. When is your birthday?
Desmitajā jūlijā.
On the tenth of July.
Desmitajā jūlijā.
On the tenth of July.
ElīnaDesmitajā jūlijā... Man ir divdesmit astotajā martā! Šo sestdien!
The tenth of July... And mine is the twenty-eighth of March! It's this Saturday!
ElīnaKlausies! Mans kaimiņš. Trīsdesmit gadi. Viens jaunāks brālis un viena vecāka māsa.
Listen! My neighbour is thirty, with one younger brother and one older sister.
ElīnaKlausies! Mana kaimiņiene. Trīsdesmit gadi. Viens jaunāks brālis un viena vecāka māsa.
Listen! My neighbour is thirty, with one younger brother and one older sister.

She turns the page, and goes on reading.
ElīnaMuris ir liels kaķis. Viņš dzīvo šeit un tur. Viņam ir desmit atslēgu.
'Muris is a big cat. He lives here, there and there. He has ten keys.'
Pagaidi... Par mani tikai tas? Un par Muri divas lapas?
Wait... Only that about me? And two pages about Muris?
Pagaidi... Par mani tikai tas? Un par Muri divas lapas?
Wait... Only that about me? And two pages about Muris?
ElīnaMuris ir ļoti interesants!
Muris is very interesting!
Un es neesmu interesants?
And I'm not interesting?
Un es neesmu interesanta?
And I'm not interesting?
ElīnaTu esi trešajā lapā. Ar Muri.
You're on page three. With Muris.

She gives you a card with a yellow cat drawn on it.
ElīnaUn tas ir tev!
And this is for you!
You read the card aloud.
Divdesmit astotajā martā ir mana dzimšanas diena! Nāc ar Muri!
'The twenty-eighth of March is my birthday! Come with Muris!'
Divdesmit astotajā martā ir mana dzimšanas diena! Nāc ar Muri!
'The twenty-eighth of March is my birthday! Come with Muris!'
Paldies, Elīna! Vai Muris zina?
Thank you, Elīna! And does Muris know?
Paldies, Elīna! Vai Muris zina?
Thank you, Elīna! And does Muris know?
ElīnaMuris zina visu.
Muris knows everything.

Who says this?
Sveiks! Vai tu vari palīdzēt? Man ir mājasdarbs.
Sveika! Vai tu vari palīdzēt? Man ir mājasdarbs.
What does it mean?
Mans kaimiņš. Tu esi mans kaimiņš!
Mana kaimiņiene. Tu esi mana kaimiņiene!
Which line do you hear?
OK, OK. And how old is Muris?
OK, OK. And how old is Muris?
Put the words in order.
I'm not old! I'm young!
I'm not old! I'm young!
Who says this?
Otrais jautājums. Vai tev ir brāļi un māsas?
Otrais jautājums. Vai tev ir brāļi un māsas?
What does it mean?
Viņi arī dzīvo Vācijā?
Which line do you hear?
Third question. When is your birthday?
Third question. When is your birthday?
Put the words in order.
Muris is very interesting!
Who says this?
Tu esi trešajā lapā. Ar Muri.
Tu esi trešajā lapā. Ar Muri.
What does it mean?
Un es neesmu interesants?
Un es neesmu interesanta?
Which line do you hear?
And this is for you!
Put the words in order.
Thank you, Elīna! And does Muris know?
Thank you, Elīna! And does Muris know?
What happens first?
Put the lines in the order they come in the scene.

Scene complete
Elīnas mājasdarbs
Goal reachedI can say how old I am, how many brothers and sisters I have, and when my birthday is.
