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Jānis un viņa sapnis
Jānis and his dream
Module 2 · The empty flatGet to know the neighbours and practise what you've learned in a new story.
The storyA Saturday evening in Jānis's little flat under the roof. His mother calls from far away, his friends come round to play, and nobody downstairs is asleep for long.
New words in the story
- sapnis dream
- īsts real
- mūzika music
- grupa band
- dziesma song
- zvanīt call on the phone
- mamma Mum
- tālu far away
Tap a word to see what it means.
Saturday evening, under the roof of number 7. Jānis's flat is small: a bed, a table, a chair, a lot of sheet music, and the trumpet.
Ir vakars. Jānis dzīvo augšā. Dzīvoklis ir mazs, bet jauks. Uz galda ir trompete. Gultā ir Muris.
Evening. Jānis lives upstairs. His flat is small, but nice. On the table: the trumpet. On the bed: Muris.
JānisLabvakar, Muri! Vai esi izsalcis?
Good evening, Muris! Are you hungry?
His phone rings. On the screen it says: Mama.
Zvana viņa mamma. Viņa dzīvo tālu.
It's his mum calling. She lives far away.
JānisHallo? Ak, mamma! Labvakar!
Hello? Oh, Mum! Good evening!
- Jāņa mamma
Sveiks, Jāni! Kā tev klājas?
Hi, Jānis! How are you?
- Jānis
Labi, paldies. Un tev?
Fine, thanks. And you?
- Jāņa mamma
Ne īpaši labi. Tu dzīvo tālu. Es te esmu viena.
Not great. You live far away, and I'm here on my own.
- Jāņa mamma
Vai tu tagad strādā?
Are you working at the moment?
- Jānis
Jā, mammu. Es spēlēju. Es esmu mūziķis.
Yes, Mum. I play. I'm a musician.
- Jāņa mamma
Mūziķis! Tas nav darbs. Tev vajag īstu darbu.
A musician! That is not a job. You need a real job.
- Jāņa mamma
Tavs draugs Pauls ir inženieris. Viņa mamma ir priecīga.
Your friend Pauls is an engineer. His mum is very happy.
- Jānis
Mammu, es arī esmu priecīgs.
Mum, I'm happy too.
- Jāņa mamma
Vai tev ir galds? Gulta? Dīvāns?
And do you have a table? A bed? A sofa?
JānisMan ir galds un gulta. Dīvāna tagad nav.
I have a table and a bed. I don't have a sofa at the moment.
- Jāņa mamma
Dīvāna nav? Kāpēc? Kur tas ir?
You don't have a sofa? Why? Where is it?
- Jānis
Kaimiņa vannas istabā.
It's in my neighbour's bathroom.
JānisKaimiņienes vannas istabā.
It's in my neighbour's bathroom.
- Jāņa mamma
Vannas istabā?! Ak, Jāni...
In the bathroom?! Oh, Jānis, Jānis...
- Jānis
Viss ir labi, mammu. Ar labu nakti!
It's fine, Mum. Good night!
He puts the phone down and looks at the trumpet for a long time.
- Jānis
Īsts darbs... Muri, tev arī nav darba.
A real job... Muris, you don't have a job either.
Muris guļ. Viņš te ir saimnieks. Viņam nevajag darbu.
Muris is asleep. He's the boss here. He doesn't need a job.
A knock. Two friends come in: Dāvis with a double bass in a big case, and Ieva with a small drum under her arm.
Kāds atver durvis. Tie ir Jāņa draugi Dāvis un Ieva.
Somebody opens the door. It's Dāvis and Ieva, Jānis's friends.
- Dāvis
Sveiks, Jāni! Mēs esam te!
Hi, Jānis! We're here!
- Jānis
Sveiki! Ienāciet! Vai esat izsalkuši?
Hi! Come in! Are you hungry?
- Ieva
Jā, ļoti. Bet tagad mūzika!
Yes, very. But first: music!
Jānis, Dāvis un Ieva ir grupa. Viņi spēlē vakarā un naktī.
Jānis, Dāvis and Ieva are a band. They play in the evening and at night.
- Jānis
Draugi, man ir jauna dziesma.
Friends, I've got a new song.
Jānis spēlē. Dāvis un Ieva sēž uz gultas un skatās.
Jānis plays. Dāvis and Ieva sit on the bed and watch.
- Ieva
Jāni, tā ir ļoti laba dziesma!
Jānis, that's a really good song!
- Jānis
Kuš! Ne tik skaļi. Kaimiņi lejā guļ.
Shh! Not so loud. The neighbours downstairs are asleep.
- Dāvis
Kaimiņi? Kas viņi ir?
The neighbours? Who are they?
- Jānis
Maija, Liene... Un jaunais kaimiņš no Vācijas.
Maija, Liene... And the new neighbour. German, from Hamburg.
JānisMaija, Liene... Un jaunā kaimiņiene no Vācijas.
Maija, Liene... And the new neighbour. German, from Hamburg.
- Ieva
No Vācijas? Vai runā latviski?
German? Do they speak Latvian?
- Jānis
Mazliet. Un arī inženieris.
A little. And an engineer, too.
JānisMazliet. Un arī inženiere.
A little. And an engineer, too.
- Dāvis
Inženieris! Viņa mamma ir ļoti priecīga.
An engineer! Their mum must be really happy.
DāvisInženiere! Viņas mamma ir ļoti priecīga.
An engineer! Their mum must be really happy.
- Ieva
Jāni, kāds ir tavs sapnis?
Jānis, and what's your dream?
JānisMans sapnis ir liela grupa. Mēs spēlējam katru vakaru. Visi ir priecīgi.
My dream is a big band. We play every evening, and everyone is happy.
- Dāvis
Ko saka tava mamma?
And your mum? What does she say?
- Jānis
Mamma saka, vajag īstu darbu. Bet es esmu priecīgs.
Mum says: you need a real job. But I'm happy.
- Ieva
Mēs arī esam priecīgi. Spēlējam!
We are happy too. Let us play!
Midnight. Downstairs a light goes on, and somebody comes up the stairs in slippers.
Atvainojiet... Jūs spēlējat tagad? Ir pusnakts!
Excuse me... You're playing? Now? It's midnight!
Atvainojiet... Jūs spēlējat tagad? Ir pusnakts!
Excuse me... You're playing? Now? It's midnight!
- Jānis
Ak, atvainojiet! Mēs vairs nespēlējam!
Oh, sorry! We are not playing any more!
Muris guļ gultā. Viņam ļoti patīk mūzika.
And Muris sleeps on the bed. He likes the music very much.
Practice 1/4 · Who says it
Who said it?
Who says it?
Labvakar, Muri! Vai esi izsalcis?
Sveiks, Jāni! Kā tev klājas?
Sveiks, Jāni! Kā tev klājas?
Sveiks, Jāni! Mēs esam te!
Sveiks, Jāni! Mēs esam te!
Practice 2/4 · True or false
Right or wrong?
True or false?
Jānis ir mūziķis.
Jānis is a musician.
Dīvāns ir viņa istabā.
The sofa is in his room.
Mamma dzīvo tālu.
His mother lives far away.
Jānis negrib spēlēt.
Jānis does not want to play.
Murim patīk mūzika.
Muris likes music.
Practice 3/4 · What happens
What happened first?
Put what happens in order.
Practice 4/4 · Questions
Understand the story
Answer the questions.
Kas spēlē trompeti?
Who plays the trumpet?
The story names this character.
Jānis ir mūziķis?
Jānis is a musician?
Jānis is a musician.
Dīvāns ir viņa istabā?
The sofa is in his room?
This statement does not match the story.
Module 2 complete · The empty flat
Well done!
Make the flat liveable.
Now I can
spell my name, say where I'm from, which languages I speak and what I do, and ask someone to speak slowly
say what is in a flat and what is not, and ask what something is
say what colour and size things are, and where they are in a room
ask what happened, say what is in my kitchen and whose things are, and say what I need
ask who is there, say what is in my flat now, and thank people for their help
grammar points
- Vāciski, latviski
- Galda nav, krēslu nav
- Liels dīvāns, liela lampa
- Mans, mana, mani, manas
- Mēs palīdzam
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