Razgovor

The interview

Your goalI can introduce myself fully and answer questions about my work, my languages and my past.

Lucija

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The capital: big, loud, grey. The interviewer wants to know everything: who you are, where you are from, which languages you speak, what you can do, why you came to the town, when you can start. On the train back, you read flat ads: thirty square metres, €950 a month.

Lucija
Dobro jutro. Lucija sem. Sedite, prosim. V Ljubljani živim deset let. Govoriva slovensko?
Good morning. I am Lucija. Please sit. I have lived in Ljubljana for ten years. Shall we speak Slovene?
Lucija
Povejte nekaj o sebi. Od kod ste?
Tell me something about yourself. Where are you from?
Lukas Becker. Star sem trideset let. Iz Hamburga sem. Inženir sem. Zdaj delam v podjetju za pohištvo v Brezovcu.
Lukas Becker. I am thirty years old. I am from Hamburg. I am an engineer. I now work at a furniture company in Brezovec.
Lena Becker. Stara sem trideset let. Iz Hamburga sem. Inženirka sem. Zdaj delam v podjetju za pohištvo v Brezovcu.
Lena Becker. I am thirty years old. I am from Hamburg. I am an engineer. I now work at a furniture company in Brezovec.
She laughs.
Lucija
Katere jezike govorite? Kaj delate v službi?
Which languages do you speak? What do you do at work?
Nemško in slovensko. Oblikujem pohištvo. Včasih pazim na mačka.
German and Slovene. I design furniture. Sometimes I look after a cat.
Nemško in slovensko. Oblikujem pohištvo. Včasih pazim na mačka.
German and Slovene. I design furniture. Sometimes I look after a cat.
Lucija
Mačka? Zanimivo! Dobro govorite slovensko.
A cat? Interesting! You speak good Slovene.
Dolga zgodba.
A long story.
Dolga zgodba.
A long story.
She stands up and holds out her hand.
Lucija
Zakaj ste prišli v Brezovec?
Why did you move to Brezovec?
Zaradi službe. Zdaj imam rad tudi ljudi tam.
For work. Now I like the people there too.
Zaradi službe. Zdaj imam rada tudi ljudi tam.
For work. Now I like the people there too.
Lucija
Kdaj lahko začnete?
When can you start?
Po tridesetem juniju.
After the thirtieth of June.
Po tridesetem juniju.
After the thirtieth of June.
Lucija
Dobro. Ponujamo vam službo od prvega julija.
Good. We offer you the position from the first of July.
Hvala. Lahko premislim?
Thank you. May I think it over?
Hvala. Lahko premislim?
Thank you. May I think it over?
Lucija
Seveda. Odgovorite do petka.
Of course. Answer by Friday.
Outside the office, a grey cat sits on a wall. It is not Muri.
Muri? Ne. Drug maček. Oglas: stanovanje v središču, trideset kvadratnih metrov, devetsto petdeset evrov na mesec.
Muri? No. Another cat. An ad: flat in the centre, thirty square metres, nine hundred and fifty euros a month.
Muri? Ne. Drug maček. Oglas: stanovanje v središču, trideset kvadratnih metrov, devetsto petdeset evrov na mesec.
Muri? No. Another cat. An ad: flat in the centre, thirty square metres, nine hundred and fifty euros a month.
Draga najemnina. In brez Murija. Mogoče raje ostanem v Brezovcu.
Expensive rent. And no Muri. Perhaps I would rather stay in Brezovec.
Draga najemnina. In brez Murija. Mogoče raje ostanem v Brezovcu.
Expensive rent. And no Muri. Perhaps I would rather stay in Brezovec.