Visi ir aizņemti

Everyone is busy

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You want to thank everyone with a dinner on Saturday. You send messages and knock on doors. Toms can't; he must... (a list). Liene is working. Elīna must ask her grandma, and Maija does not even open her door.

Tuesday evening. You write a message to everyone at number 7, and to Toms.
Mīļie kaimiņi un Tom! Paldies par visu. Sestdien septiņos vakarā aicinu jūs uz vakariņām. Pie manis.
'Dear neighbours and Toms! Thank you for everything. On Saturday, at seven in the evening, I'm inviting you to dinner. At my place.'
Mīļie kaimiņi un Tom! Paldies par visu. Sestdien septiņos vakarā aicinu jūs uz vakariņām. Pie manis.
'Dear neighbours and Toms! Thank you for everything. On Saturday, at seven in the evening, I'm inviting you to dinner. At my place.'
Būs zupa, pankūkas un kūka. Es gatavošu pats!
'There'll be soup, pancakes and cake. I'm cooking myself!'
Būs zupa, pankūkas un kūka. Es gatavošu pati!
'There'll be soup, pancakes and cake. I'm cooking myself!'
The first answer comes after one minute.
Toms
Atvainojiet, es nevarēšu. Sestdien man vajag: Viens, nomazgāt logus. Divi, nopirkt papīru. Trīs, kaut ko citu.
'Sorry, I won't be able to. On Saturday I have to: one, wash the windows; two, buy paper; three, something else.'
Trīs darbi sestdienas vakarā? Kas ir tas kaut kas, Tom?
Three jobs on a Saturday evening? And what is this 'something', Toms?
Trīs darbi sestdienas vakarā? Kas ir tas kaut kas, Tom?
Three jobs on a Saturday evening? And what is this 'something', Toms?
Liene
Sestdien es strādāju visu vakaru. Varbūt citreiz?
'On Saturday I'm working all evening. Maybe another time?'
Elīna
Man jāprasa vecmāmiņai!
'I have to ask Grandma!!!'
Labi. Es pats pajautāšu Maijai.
All right. I'll ask Maija myself.
Labi. Es pati pajautāšu Maijai.
All right. I'll ask Maija myself.
You knock on Maija's door. Behind it someone whispers. Then nothing.
Bērziņas kundze? Vai jūs esat mājās?
Mrs Bērziņa? Are you at home?
Bērziņas kundze? Vai jūs esat mājās?
Mrs Bērziņa? Are you at home?
Sestdien pie manis ir vakariņas. Vai nāksiet?
On Saturday there's dinner at my place. Will you come?
Sestdien pie manis ir vakariņas. Vai nāksiet?
On Saturday there's dinner at my place. Will you come?
Bērziņas kundze, šajā mājā sienas ir plānas. Es jūs dzirdu.
Mrs Bērziņa, the walls in this house are thin. I can hear you.
Bērziņas kundze, šajā mājā sienas ir plānas. Es jūs dzirdu.
Mrs Bērziņa, the walls in this house are thin. I can hear you.
The door stays shut. Muris walks past you and down the stairs without looking at you.
Tu arī, Muri? Tu arī esi aizņemts?
You too, Muris? Are you busy too?
Tu arī, Muri? Tu arī esi aizņemts?
You too, Muris? Are you busy too?
Jānis comes down and sits next to you on the stairs.
Jānis
Visi aizņemti? Es arī nevaru nākt. Sestdien spēlēju.
Everyone's busy? I can't come either. I'm playing on Saturday.
Visi. Neviens nevar nākt sestdien.
Everyone. Nobody can come on Saturday.
Visi. Neviens nevar nākt sestdien.
Everyone. Nobody can come on Saturday.
Jānis
Jūs tiešām gribat aizbraukt?
You really want to leave?
Es nezinu. Varbūt braukšu uz galvaspilsētu. Tur ir ļoti labs darbs.
I don't know. Maybe I'll go to the capital. There's a very good job there.
Es nezinu. Varbūt braukšu uz galvaspilsētu. Tur ir ļoti labs darbs.
I don't know. Maybe I'll go to the capital. There's a very good job there.
Jānis
Es arī reiz aizbraucu no septītās mājas. Man bija astoņpadsmit gadi.
I left number 7 once too. I was eighteen.
Un tad?
And?
Un tad?
And?
A long pause.
Jānis
Tad atbraucu atpakaļ.
And I came back.
Kāpēc jūs atbraucāt atpakaļ?
Why did you come back?
Kāpēc jūs atbraucāt atpakaļ?
Why did you come back?
Jānis
Galvaspilsētā ir daudz cilvēku. Bet tur neviens nezina jūsu vārdu.
There are lots of people in the capital. But nobody there knows your name.