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The doctor’s day

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The storyMonday of festival week, the day you fall ill, seen from the other side of the desk: forty patients for Petra, the town doctor, no lunch, three calls from her mother, and a daughter who is waiting.

New words in the story

izpit exam
spanje sleep as a noun
generacija generation

Monday of festival week, the day you fall ill, seen from the other side of the desk: forty patients for Petra, the town doctor, no lunch, three calls from her mother, and a daughter who is waiting.

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Ponedeljek, pol osmih. V ordinaciji je veliko ljudi.
Monday, half past seven. There are many people at the clinic.
Laura
Dober dan, doktorica. Danes štirideset pacientov.
Hello, Doctor. Forty patients today.
Petra
Štirideset? Delamo do sedmih. Prvi, prosim.
Forty? We work until seven. First patient, please.
Pacient
Dober dan. Spet jaz.
Hello. Me again.
Petra
Dober dan. Dvakrat na teden. Kaj vas boli?
Hello. Twice a week. Where does it hurt?
Pacient
Hrbet, noga in glava.
My back, leg and head.
Petra
Globoko dihajte. Še enkrat.
Breathe deeply. Once more.
Pacient
Otroci živijo daleč. Doma sem sam. Dolgčas mi je.
My children live far away. I am alone at home. I am bored.
Petra
Za to potrebujete ljudi. Vsako jutro pojdite v Majino kavarno.
For that you need people. Go to Maja’s café every morning.
Pacient
Kava in torta kot zdravilo? To mi je všeč!
Coffee and cake as medicine? I like that!
Naslednji je študent z veliko torbo.
The next patient is a student with a large bag.
Študent
Glava me boli. Vsak dan.
My head hurts. Every day.
Petra
Koliko ur spite?
How many hours do you sleep?
Študent
Štiri. V petek imam izpit. Ponoči se učim.
Four. I have an exam on Friday. I study at night.
Petra
Premalo. Potrebujete dovolj spanja. Pijte tudi dovolj vode.
Too little. You need enough sleep. Drink enough water too.
Ena popoldne je. Še veliko ljudi.
It is one in the afternoon. There are still many people.
Laura
Doktorica, spet brez kosila?
Doctor, no lunch again?
Petra
Nimam časa. Pozneje.
I have no time. Later.
Laura
Vaša mama kliče. Tretjič danes.
Your mother is calling. The third time today.
Ana
Petra, spet ne ješ? Vem. Laura tudi ve.
Petra, not eating again? I know. Laura knows too.
Petra
Mama, tudi jaz vse vem.
Mum, I know everything too.
Ana
Kaj pa zvečer? Nika čaka.
What about tonight? Nika is waiting.
Petra
Pridem ob sedmih.
I will come at seven.
Ana
Vedno sedem. Prideš pa ob devetih.
Always seven. But you arrive at nine.
Osem zvečer je. Petra pride k mami.
It is eight in the evening. Petra comes to her mother’s home.
Nika
Mama! Že osem je!
Mum! It is eight already!
Petra
Oprosti. Štirideset pacientov.
Sorry. Forty patients.
Nika
Vidim te samo zvečer.
I see you only in the evening.
Ana
Sedi. Najprej jej. Tudi zdravnica mora jesti.
Sit down. Eat first. A doctor has to eat too.
Petra
Mama, nisem otrok. Štiriinštirideset let imam!
Mum, I am not a child. I am forty-four!
Ana
Moj otrok si.
You are my child.
Nika
Zakaj si zdravnica?
Why are you a doctor?
Petra
Babica je bila učiteljica. Zvečer je bila utrujena.
Grandma was a teacher. She was tired in the evening.
Petra
Jaz sem bila zdravnica, ona bolnica. Zdravilo: čaj in spanje.
I was the doctor, she was the patient. The medicine: tea and sleep.
Nika
V soboto je praznik. Lahko prideš?
The festival is on Saturday. Can you come?
Petra
V soboto moram delati.
I have to work on Saturday.
Nika
Mama! Vedno delo!
Mum! Always work!
Petra
Prav. V soboto ne bom delala. Prišla bom z družino.
All right. I will not work on Saturday. I will come with the family.
Ana
Jaz tudi. Vse vidim. Vse vem!
Me too. I see everything. I know everything!
Tri generacije jedo palačinke. Petra poje tri.
Three generations eat pancakes. Petra eats three.