
Scene 16 of 50
Nuotraukos ant sienos
Photos on the wall
Your goalI can name family members and say how old people are.
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Ona opens her door and waves you into her living room.
OnaLaba diena! Užeikite, užeikite. Arbatos?
Good day! Come in, come in. Some tea?
Taip, ačiū.
Yes, thank you.
Taip, ačiū.
Yes, thank you.
OnaMano arbata juoda ir stipri. Kaip aš!
My tea is black and strong. Like me!
You take a sip.
Oi! Labai stipri!
Oh! Very strong!
Oi! Labai stipri!
Oh! Very strong!

One whole wall of her living room is covered in old photos. Kiek daug nuotraukų! Čia jūsų šeima?
So many photos! Is this your family?
Kiek daug nuotraukų! Čia jūsų šeima?
So many photos! Is this your family?
OnaTaip, visa mano šeima. Čia mano sūnus. O čia mano dukra, Elzės mama.
Yes, my whole family. This is my son. And this is my daughter, Elzė's mother.
Kiek metų jūsų sūnui?
How old is your son?
Kiek metų jūsų sūnui?
How old is your son?
OnaSūnui – penkiasdešimt, dukrai – keturiasdešimt ketveri.
My son is fifty, my daughter forty-four.

A young man laughing, in an old black-and-white photo. O kas čia? Toks jaunas!
And who's this? So young!
O kas čia? Toks jaunas!
And who's this? So young!
OnaMano vyras. Čia jam dvidešimt metų.
My husband. He's twenty in this one.
O kur jis dabar?
And where is he now?
O kur jis dabar?
And where is he now?
She says it quietly.
OnaJo jau nėra.
He's no longer with us.
Užjaučiu.
I'm so sorry.
Užjaučiu.
I'm so sorry.
OnaAčiū. Jis buvo labai geras žmogus.
Thank you. He was a very good man.
OnaO čia Elzė ir jos brolis. Jis dar kūdikis.
And this is Elzė and her brother. He's still a baby.
Kiek jam?
How old is he?
Kiek jam?
How old is he?
OnaTik šeši mėnesiai. O Elzei – devyneri, beveik dešimt.
Only six months. And Elzė is nine, almost ten.
OnaJūsų šeima toli, Vokietijoje, taip?
Your family is far away, in Germany, isn't it?
Taip. Labai toli.
Yes. Very far.
Taip. Labai toli.
Yes. Very far.
OnaBet čia jūs irgi turite šeimą. Namą, Elzę... ir Micių.
But you have a family here too. The house, Elzė... and Micius.

Micius jumps onto the shelf and knocks down the one photo that faces the wall. For a second you see a boy's face and curly black hair. Oi! O kas tas berniukas?
Oops! And who's that boy?
Oi! O kas tas berniukas?
Oops! And who's that boy?
She hangs it back quickly, face to the wall.
OnaNe, tik ne ta.
No. Not that one.
OnaDar arbatos?
More tea?

Who says this?
Laba diena! Užeikite, užeikite. Arbatos?
Laba diena! Užeikite, užeikite. Arbatos?
What does it mean?
Mano arbata juoda ir stipri. Kaip aš!
Which line do you hear?
How old is your son?
How old is your son?
Put the words in order.
And who's this? So young!
And who's this? So young!
Who says this?
Jo jau nėra.
Jo jau nėra.
What does it mean?
O čia Elzė ir jos brolis. Jis dar kūdikis.
Which line do you hear?
Your family is far away, in Germany, isn't it?
Put the words in order.
Oops! And who's that boy?
Oops! And who's that boy?
What happens first?
Put the lines in the order they come in the scene.

Scene complete
Nuotraukos ant sienos
Goal reachedI can name family members and say how old people are.
