Day 28: A Robotron Engineer Buys a Phone
In a phone shop in Dresden, Christa Lehmann (A), a retired engineer, is buying her first smartphone from Florian (B), a young salesman.
How to study this lesson 3 steps
- Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
- Read the dialogue line by line with its translation, until every line makes sense. Point at (or tap) a German word to see what it means.
- Spend at least 30 minutes listening to native German, for example from the Resources page. It doesn't matter if you don't understand it yet.
Dialogue
Audio recordings are on the way. For now, each lesson is the dialogue with its English translation.
Keys: E hide English · ← → previous / next day · point at a word to see its meaning
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A
Guten Tag, ich hätte gern mein erstes Smartphone. Nichts Teures, nur für Anrufe, Enkelfotos und die Abfahrtszeiten der Straßenbahn.
Hello, I'd like my first smartphone. Nothing expensive, just for calls, photos of the grandchildren and the tram times.
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B
Da sind Sie bei mir richtig! Schauen Sie, das ist der Bildschirm, und über den wischt man ganz, ganz vorsichtig mit dem Finger.
You've come to the right man! Look, this is the screen, and you swipe across it very, very gently with your finger.
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A
Donnerwetter, ein Bildschirm. Wäre es vermessen, wenn wir ein Kapitel später begönnen, zumal ich meinen Zeigefinger seit 1951 unfallfrei bediene?
Goodness, a screen. Would it be presumptuous if we began a chapter later, especially since I've been operating my index finger accident-free since 1951?
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B
Natürlich, sehr gern! Hinsichtlich des Speichers empfehle ich Ihnen 256 Gigabyte, da passen dann ganz, ganz viele Enkelfotos drauf.
Of course, gladly! Regarding storage, I'd recommend 256 gigabytes, then lots and lots of photos of the grandchildren will fit on it.
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A
Wie überaus fürsorglich. Und würfe es Ihr Verkaufsgespräch sehr zurück, wenn ich nach dem Preis fragte?
How very considerate. And would it set your sales pitch back terribly if I asked about the price?
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B
Überhaupt nicht! Mittels unseres Kombitarifs zahlen Sie zwecks besserer Planbarkeit nur 34,99 Euro im Monat, alles inklusive.
Not at all! By means of our combined plan, for easier budgeting, you pay just 34.99 euros a month, all inclusive.
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A
Macht bei vierundzwanzig Monaten Laufzeit 839,76 Euro, sofern Sie mir nicht die Anschlussgebühr verschwiegen haben.
Over a twenty-four-month contract, that makes 839.76 euros, provided you haven't kept quiet about the connection fee.
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B
Äh, ja, plus einmalig 39,99 Euro. Sie rechnen ja schneller als unsere Kasse, Hut ab!
Er, yes, plus a one-off 39.99 euros. You calculate faster than our till, hats off!
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A
Das will ich hoffen, angesichts der Tatsache, dass ich zwanzig Jahre bei Robotron Rechner gebaut habe. Die füllten damals noch ganze Säle, junger Mann.
I should hope so, given that I spent twenty years building computers at Robotron. Back then they still filled whole halls, young man.
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B
Robotron, im Ernst? Mit meinem Gigabyte-Vortrag gewönne ich bei Ihnen wohl keinen Blumentopf, aber samstags suchen wir noch Verstärkung.
Robotron, seriously? I don't suppose my gigabyte lecture would win me any prizes with you, but we're still looking for extra help on Saturdays.
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