Say That Again

Sixty lemons

Enam puluh lemon

Yannis worked at the port of Piraeus for thirty-five years. He drove the big machines that moved boxes from the ships.

Yannis bekerja di pelabuhan Piraeus selama tiga puluh lima tahun. Dia mengendarai mesin-mesin besar yang memindahkan kotak-kotak dari kapal.

In June, he stopped work. He was sixty years old, and he was happy.

Pada bulan Juni, dia berhenti bekerja. Umurnya enam puluh tahun, dan dia bahagia.

On his first Monday at home, he sat in the kitchen with a coffee. His wife, Eleni, read the news on her phone.

Pada hari Senin pertamanya di rumah, dia duduk di dapur dengan secangkir kopi. Istrinya, Eleni, membaca berita di ponselnya.

“The fish is cheap at the market today,” said Eleni. “Do you want to come?”

“Ikan murah di pasar hari ini,” kata Eleni. “Kamu mau ikut?”

“Yes, it’s a lovely day,” said Yannis. He drank his coffee.

“Ya, hari yang menyenangkan,” kata Yannis. Dia meminum kopinya.

“I didn’t ask about the day, Yannis. I asked about the market. The fish is cheap today.”

“Aku tidak bertanya tentang hari ini, Yannis. Aku bertanya tentang pasar. Ikan murah hari ini.”

“Oh. Then say it clearly, please.”

“Oh. Kalau begitu, tolong katakan dengan jelas.”

Eleni put down her phone. “I said it clearly, Yannis. You don’t listen.”

Eleni meletakkan ponselnya. “Aku mengatakannya dengan jelas, Yannis. Kamu tidak mendengarkan.”

“I always listen. You talk to your coffee.”

“Aku selalu mendengarkan. Kamu berbicara ke kopimu.”

They went to the market together. Eleni bought the fish. Then she asked him to get six lemons.

Mereka pergi ke pasar bersama. Eleni membeli ikan. Lalu dia meminta Yannis membeli enam lemon.

At the market, the lemon man asked Yannis a question. Yannis didn’t hear it, so he said, “Yes.” Then he came back with a big box. There were sixty lemons in it.

Di pasar, penjual lemon bertanya kepada Yannis. Yannis tidak mendengarnya, jadi dia berkata, “Ya.” Lalu dia kembali dengan kotak besar. Ada enam puluh lemon di dalamnya.

“Sixty lemons, Yannis? What are we going to do with sixty lemons?”

“Enam puluh lemon, Yannis? Apa yang akan kita lakukan dengan enam puluh lemon?”

“The man asked me something. I said yes.”

“Pria itu menanyakan sesuatu kepadaku. Aku berkata ya.”