Day 102: If Only I Had Tuesdays Free
At the clubs' stands at a summer town festival in Cottbus, Ingo (A), a member of the chess club, speaks to Vanessa (B), a young woman walking past.
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.
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A
Hätten Sie Lust auf Schach? Wir treffen uns jeden Dienstagabend.
Would you fancy playing chess? We meet every Tuesday evening.
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B
Ach, wenn ich dienstags Zeit hätte, würde ich sofort mitmachen.
Oh, if I had Tuesdays free, I'd join straight away.
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A
Schade! Was machen Sie denn dienstags?
Shame! What do you do on Tuesdays, then?
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B
Da bin ich meistens beruflich unterwegs.
I'm usually away for work then.
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A
Das geht vielen bei uns so. Die spielen einfach online mit, während sie unterwegs sind.
Lots of our members are in the same boat. They just play online while they're away.
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B
Na, das wäre ja perfekt! Wo kann ich mich anmelden?
Well, that would be perfect! Where can I sign up?
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