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Usages of virkailija
Palvelutiskillä virkailija pyytää henkilötunnukseni.
At the service counter, the clerk asks for my personal identity code.
Virkailija sanoo, että vuoronumero näkyy näytöllä pian.
The clerk says that the queue number will appear on the screen soon.
Jos henkilötunnus puuttuu lomakkeesta, virkailija pyytää sitä uudestaan.
If the personal identity code is missing from the form, the clerk asks for it again.
Virkailija pyytää minua odottamaan palvelutiskillä hetken.
The clerk asks me to wait at the service counter for a moment.
Jos vuoronumero ei näy, virkailija kutsuu minut palvelutiskille myöhemmin.
If the queue number does not appear, the clerk calls me to the service counter later.
Ystävällinen virkailija huomaa heti, että leima puuttuu yhdeltä sivulta.
The friendly clerk notices immediately that the stamp is missing from one page.
Virkailija pyysi minulta henkilötunnuksen uudestaan.
The clerk asked me for my personal identity code again.
Turvatarkastuksessa otan tietokoneen pois laukusta ilman että virkailija ehtii pyytää sitä.
At security control I take the computer out of the bag without the clerk having time to ask for it.
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