Piecas līdz deviņiem

Five to nine

Your goalI can tell the time, say when work starts and give my email address.

Toms

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Monday, your first day. At five to nine exactly, a neat man in a blue shirt waits at the office door: the man from the café. "I am Toms. You are late."

Monday, your first day at the furniture company. A neat man in a blue shirt waits at the office door and looks at his watch.
Toms
Labrīt. Es esmu Toms. Jūs kavējat.
Good morning. I'm Toms. You're late.
Kavēju? Ir piecas minūtes līdz deviņiem!
Late? It's five to nine!
Kavēju? Ir piecas minūtes līdz deviņiem!
Late? It's five to nine!
Toms
Darbs sākas deviņos. Es te esmu bez piecpadsmit deviņos. Katru dienu.
Work starts at nine. I'm here at a quarter to nine. Every day.
Bez piecpadsmit deviņos? Katru dienu?
At a quarter to nine? Every day?
Bez piecpadsmit deviņos? Katru dienu?
At a quarter to nine? Every day?
Pagaidiet... Es jūs pazīstu! Kungs no kafejnīcas, pie trešā galda!
Wait... I know you! You're the man from the café, at table three!
Pagaidiet... Es jūs pazīstu! Kungs no kafejnīcas, pie trešā galda!
Wait... I know you! You're the man from the café, at table three!
He glances at your file, then takes a small step back.
Toms
Un jūs esat mans jaunais kolēģis. No septītās mājas, kur ir kaķis.
And you're my new colleague. From number 7, the house with the cat.
Toms
Un jūs esat mana jaunā kolēģe. No septītās mājas, kur ir kaķis.
And you're my new colleague. From number 7, the house with the cat.
Jā, bet kaķis nav mans.
Yes, but the cat isn't mine.
Jā, bet kaķis nav mans.
Yes, but the cat isn't mine.
A bright office with two desks side by side, one of them perfectly tidy.
Toms
Te ir jūsu galds un dators, pie loga. Mans galds ir blakus.
This is your desk and computer, by the window. And my desk is right next to it.
Toms
Tagad e-pasta adrese. Nosauciet uzvārda burtus, lūdzu.
Now your email. Spell your surname, please.
B, E, C, K, E, R.
B, e, c, k, e, r.
B, E, C, K, E, R.
B, e, c, k, e, r.
He writes your new email address on a yellow note and sticks it exactly in the middle of your screen.
Toms
Labi. Te ir jūsu jaunā adrese.
Good. Here's your new address.
Līdz cikiem mēs strādājam?
Until when do we work?
Līdz cikiem mēs strādājam?
Until when do we work?
Toms
No deviņiem līdz pus sešiem.
From nine until half past five.
Tātad astoņas stundas.
So that's eight hours.
Tātad astoņas stundas.
So that's eight hours.
He corrects you without looking up.
Toms
Astoņas stundas un trīsdesmit minūtes.
Eight hours and thirty minutes.
He picks something off your jacket on the back of your chair and stares at it.
Toms
Kas tas ir? Pelēks mats... Kaķa spalva?
What's this? A grey hair... Is that a cat hair?
Jā, atvainojiet. Mura.
Yes, sorry. It's Muris's.
Jā, atvainojiet. Mura.
Yes, sorry. It's Muris's.
He moves his desk one metre away from yours and measures the gap with a tape measure.
Toms
Labi. Vienu metru tālāk, lūdzu.
Right. One metre.