Be penkių devynios

Five to nine

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

Tomas

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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 Tomas. 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.
Tomas
Labas rytas. Aš Tomas. Jūs vėluojate.
Good morning. I'm Tomas. You're late.
Vėluoju? Dabar be penkių devynios!
Late? It's five to nine!
Vėluoju? Dabar be penkių devynios!
Late? It's five to nine!
Tomas
Darbas prasideda devintą. Aš čia būnu be ketvirčio devintą. Kiekvieną dieną.
Work starts at nine. I'm here at a quarter to nine. Every day.
Be ketvirčio devintą? Kiekvieną dieną?
At a quarter to nine? Every day?
Be ketvirčio devintą? Kiekvieną dieną?
At a quarter to nine? Every day?
Palaukite... Aš jus pažįstu! Jūs – tas vyras iš kavinės, prie trečio stalo!
Wait... I know you! You're the man from the café, at table three!
Palaukite... Aš jus pažįstu! Jūs – tas vyras iš kavinės, prie trečio stalo!
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.
Tomas
O jūs – mano naujas kolega. Iš septinto namo, iš namo su katinu.
And you're my new colleague. From number 7, the house with the cat.
Tomas
O jūs – mano nauja kolegė. Iš septinto namo, iš namo su katinu.
And you're my new colleague. From number 7, the house with the cat.
Taip, bet katinas ne mano.
Yes, but the cat isn't mine.
Taip, bet katinas ne mano.
Yes, but the cat isn't mine.
A bright office with two desks side by side, one of them perfectly tidy.
Tomas
Čia jūsų rašomasis stalas ir kompiuteris, prie lango. O mano stalas – šalia.
This is your desk and computer, by the window. And my desk is right next to it.
Tomas
Dabar – elektroninis paštas. Jūsų pavardę paraidžiui, prašau.
Now your email. Spell your surname, please.
Bė, e, cė, ka, e, er.
B, e, c, k, e, r.
Bė, e, cė, ka, e, er.
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.
Tomas
Gerai. Štai jūsų naujas adresas.
Good. Here's your new address.
Iki kada mes dirbame?
Until when do we work?
Iki kada mes dirbame?
Until when do we work?
Tomas
Nuo devynių iki pusės šešių.
From nine until half past five.
Tai aštuonios valandos.
So that's eight hours.
Tai aštuonios valandos.
So that's eight hours.
He corrects you without looking up.
Tomas
Aštuonios valandos ir trisdešimt minučių.
Eight hours and thirty minutes.
He picks something off your jacket on the back of your chair and stares at it.
Tomas
Kas čia? Pilkas plaukas... Ar tai katino plaukas?
What's this? A grey hair... Is that a cat hair?
Taip, atsiprašau. Tai Miciaus.
Yes, sorry. It's Micius's.
Taip, atsiprašau. Tai Miciaus.
Yes, sorry. It's Micius's.
He moves his desk one metre away from yours and measures the gap with a tape measure.
Tomas
Gerai. Vienas metras.
Right. One metre.