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Kucēns pie jūras
A puppy by the sea
Module 7 · The weather and what to wearGet to know the neighbours and practise what you've learned in a new story.
The storyA rainy Saturday in spring. Elīna and her best friend Una wanted to ride their bikes to the park, and her mother Ilze is working again. So Elīna spends the day at her grandmother's, talking about the summers at the sea, a puppy, and what she wants to be.
New words in the story
- kucēns puppy
- smilts sand; plural smiltis in the story
- pils castle
- gleznotāja painter, female
- dzīvnieks animal
- šalle scarf
- šovakar this evening
Tap a word to see what it means.
A Saturday morning in spring at Maija's. Rain runs down the living-room window.
Ir sestdiena. Ārā līst. Ir ļoti auksts.
It's Saturday. It's raining outside, and it's very cold.
Elīna sēž pie loga. Viņai ir desmit gadi. Šodien viņa nav priecīga.
Elīna is sitting at the window. She's ten. Today she's not happy.
ElīnaVecmāmiņ, kāpēc atkal līst? Šodien mēs ar Unu gribam braukt uz parku ar velosipēdiem!
Grandma, why is it raining again? Today Una and I want to ride our bikes to the park!
Una ir Elīnas draudzene no skolas. Viņai ir mazs kucēns.
Una is Elīna's best friend from school. She has a little puppy.
MaijaAr velosipēdu? Šodien ne, Elīna. Pārāk auksts. Pūš vējš.
By bike? Not today, Elīna. It's too cold. And it's windy outside.
ElīnaBet man ir lietusmētelis! Man nevajag sauli!
But I've got a raincoat! I don't need the sun!
- Maija
Tev ir lietusmētelis. Velosipēdam nav.
You've got a raincoat. But the bike hasn't.
- Maija
Šodien tu vari zīmēt. Vai palīdzēt man. Es cepu pankūkas.
Today you can draw, or help me. I'm making pancakes.
The landlady's phone rings. It is Ilze, Elīna's mother, calling from work.
IlzeSveika, Elīna. Atvaino, es šodien atkal strādāju. Līdz vakaram.
Hi, Elīna. I'm sorry, I'm working again today. Until this evening.
- Elīna
Atkal? Mammu, tu vienmēr strādā! Arī sestdien!
Again? Mum, you're always working! Even on Saturday!
- Ilze
Es zinu. Bet man jāpalīdz cilvēkiem. Vai jūs cepat pankūkas?
I know. But I have to help people. Are you and Grandma making pancakes?
- Elīna
Jā. Mammu, nāc šovakar! Ir daudz pankūku.
Yes. Mum, come this evening! There are lots of pancakes.
Virtuvē Elīna zīmē jūru, sauli un smiltis.
In the kitchen, Elīna draws the sea, the sun and sand.
- Elīna
Skaties, vecmāmiņ! Katru vasaru visa ģimene brauc pie jūras.
Look, Grandma! Every summer the whole family goes to the sea.
- Elīna
Tur ir karsti. Mamma nestrādā. Viņa visu dienu ir ar mums!
It's hot there, and Mum doesn't work. She's with us all day!
- Elīna
No rīta mēs peldam. Jūra ir aukstāka nekā ezers. Bet man nav bail.
In the morning we swim. The sea is colder than the lake, but I'm not afraid.
- Elīna
Es peldu labāk nekā mamma!
I can swim better than Mum!
- Maija
Ko dara tavs brālis?
And your brother?
- Elīna
Viņš vēl ir pārāk mazs. Neprot peldēt. Ēd tikai smiltis!
He's still too little. He can't swim. He just eats sand!
ElīnaPēc pusdienām mēs ceļam smilšu pili. Katru vasaru lielāku!
After lunch we build a sandcastle. A bigger one every summer!
- Elīna
Vakarā pie jūras pūš vējš. Mamma vienmēr saka: Elīna, cepuri un jaku!
In the evening it's windy by the sea, so Mum always says: 'Elīna, your hat! And your jacket!'
- Maija
Mammai ir taisnība. Vakarā pie jūras vajag siltas drēbes.
Your mum is right. In the evening by the sea you need warm clothes.
- Elīna
Bet pie jūras man nekad nav auksti!
But I'm never cold by the sea!
- Maija
Nekad? Pagājušajā gadā tu biji zila kā jūra!
Never? Last year you were as blue as the sea!
- Elīna
Nebiju! Nu... Tikai mazliet.
I wasn't! Well... only a little.
Elīna turns the page and draws a small brown dog with big ears.
- Elīna
Vecmāmiņ, skaties! Kucēns! Kā Unas. Es ļoti gribu kucēnu!
Grandma, look: a puppy! Like Una's. I really want a puppy!
- Maija
Kucēnu? Un Muris? Murim nepatīk suņi.
A puppy? And Muris? Muris doesn't like dogs.
- Elīna
Muris dzīvo te. Kucēns var dzīvot mūsu dzīvoklī!
Muris lives here. And the puppy can live in our flat!
- Maija
Kas viņu pieskata? Vecāki strādā. Tu esi skolā.
And who looks after it? Your parents work, and you're at school.
- Elīna
Es protu pieskatīt dzīvniekus! Katru dienu pieskatu Muri!
I know how to look after animals! I look after Muris every day!
- Maija
Nē, Elīna. Muris pieskata tevi.
No, Elīna. Muris looks after you.
On the windowsill the grey tomcat opens one eye, looks at the drawing of the dog, and turns his back on it. - Elīna
Mamma saka: Sunim vajag laiku. Man nav laika.
Mum says: 'A dog needs time, and I don't have time.'
- Maija
Taisnība. Mamma daudz strādā. Tāpēc ir nogurusi.
That's true. Your mum works a lot, that's why she's tired.
- Elīna
Tāpēc es gribu būt gleznotāja. Gleznotāja strādā mājās. Var pieskatīt kucēnu!
That's why I want to be a painter. A painter works at home and can look after a puppy!
- Maija
Gleznotāja? Ne skolotāja, kā vecmāmiņa?
A painter? Not a teacher, like your grandma?
- Elīna
Nē! Skolotāji vienmēr saka vēlāk.
No! Teachers always say 'later'.
- Maija
Es nekad nesaku vēlāk. Es saku tagad!
I never say 'later'. I say: 'Now!'
Afternoon. The rain stops, and the sun comes out over the wet roofs.
- Elīna
Vecmāmiņ, saule! Vai tagad varu braukt ar velosipēdu?
Grandma, the sun! Can I ride my bike now?
MaijaVari. Bet ar cepuri un šalli. Ārā vēl ir auksti.
You can. But with a hat and a scarf, because it's still cold outside.
- Elīna
Una! Spīd saule! Nāc uz parku ar kucēnu!
Una! The sun's out! Come to the park with the puppy!
Evening. Ilze comes into the kitchen, tired, with a wet umbrella.
- Elīna
Mammu! No rīta lietus, tad saule. Un Unas kucēns tagad ir mans draugs!
Mum! In the morning there was rain, then sun. And Una's puppy is my friend now!
- Ilze
Tu atkal gribi kucēnu, vai ne?
And you want a puppy again, don't you?
- Elīna
Jā. Bet vasarā pie jūras! Tur kucēnam ir labāk nekā pilsētā.
Yes. But in summer, by the sea! A puppy is better off there than in town.
- Ilze
Varbūt, Elīna. Varbūt.
Maybe, Elīna. Maybe.
Muris skatās uz kucēnu Elīnas zīmēšanas blokā. Viņam tas nemaz nepatīk.
Muris looks at the puppy in Elīna's sketchbook. He doesn't like it at all.
Practice 1/4 · Who says it
Who said it?
Who says it?
Vecmāmiņ, kāpēc atkal līst? Šodien mēs ar Unu gribam braukt uz parku ar velosipēdiem!
Ar velosipēdu? Šodien ne, Elīna. Pārāk auksts. Pūš vējš.
Sveika, Elīna. Atvaino, es šodien atkal strādāju. Līdz vakaram.
Practice 2/4 · True or false
Right or wrong?
True or false?
Elīnai ir desmit gadi.
Elīna is ten.
No rīta ir karsti.
It is hot in the morning.
Unai ir kucēns.
Una has a puppy.
Murim patīk suņi.
Muris likes dogs.
Elīna grib būt gleznotāja.
Elīna wants to be a painter.
Practice 3/4 · What happens
What happened first?
Put what happens in order.
Practice 4/4 · Questions
Understand the story
Answer the questions.
Kas grib kucēnu?
Who wants a puppy?
The story names this character.
Elīnai ir desmit gadi?
Elīna is ten?
Elīna is ten.
No rīta ir karsti?
It is hot in the morning?
This statement does not match the story.
Unit complete
