Day 109: Stranded After the Werder Match
At home in Bremen, the morning after a Werder Bremen home match, Samuel (A) explains to his older brother Nikolai (B) why he only got home at two.
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
Bevor du fragst: Ich konnte nichts dafür!
Before you ask: it wasn't my fault!
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B
Um zwei? Das Spiel war doch um halb neun vorbei.
At two? The match was over at half past eight.
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A
Die Straßenbahnen waren total voll. Ich konnte nicht einsteigen und musste laufen.
The trams were completely packed. I couldn't get on and had to walk.
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B
Und da hast du trotzdem kein Taxi genommen?
And you still didn't take a taxi?
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A
Mit fünf Euro im Portemonnaie? Deshalb bin ich ja gelaufen!
With five euros in my wallet? That's why I walked!
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B
Na, nächstes Mal fährst du halt mit meinem Fahrrad hin.
Well, next time just take my bike.
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