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22 [dvaindvajset] Kratek pogovor 3

Do you smoke	Ali kadite?
I used to.	Nekoč sem.
But I don’t smoke anymore.	Vendar zdaj ne kadim več.
Does it disturb you if I smoke	Ali vas moti, če kadim?
No, absolutely not.	Ne, nikakor ne. (Ne, absolutno ne.)
It doesn’t disturb me.	To me ne moti.
Will you drink something	Bi kaj popili?
A brandy	Bi konjak?
No, preferably a beer.	Ne, raje bi eno pivo.
Do you travel a lot	Ali veliko potujete?
Yes, mostly on business trips.	Da, večinoma so to poslovna potovanja.
But now we’re on holiday.	Vendar zdaj tukaj preživljamo dopust.
It’s so hot!	Kakšna vročina!
Yes, today it’s really hot.	Ja, danes je res vroče.
Let’s go to the balcony.	Pojdimo na balkon.
There’s a party here tomorrow.	Jutri bo tu zabava.
Are you also coming	Boste prišli tudi vi?
Yes, we’ve also been invited.	Da, tudi mi smo povabljeni.

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