Day 118: Matching Costumes for the Office
In an office in Cologne, a few days before Weiberfastnacht, Korbinian (A), who has just moved from Munich, talks to his colleague Bilal (B) about a costume for their team.
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
Hast du eine Ahnung, ob der Chef an Weiberfastnacht auch ein Kostüm trägt?
Have you any idea if the boss wears a costume for Weiberfastnacht too?
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B
Na klar! Letztes Jahr kam er als große gelbe Ente.
Of course! Last year he came as a big yellow duck.
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A
Und wir? Ich weiß nicht mal, was man hier so anzieht.
And us? I don't even know what people wear here.
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B
Wie wär's mit roten Nasen und bunten Hüten? Jeder in einer anderen Farbe.
How about red noses and colourful hats? Everyone in a different colour.
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A
Und weißt du, wie lange wir an dem Tag arbeiten?
And do you know how long we work that day?
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B
Bis elf Uhr elf. Danach tanzt der Chef als Ente durchs Büro.
Until 11.11. After that, the boss dances round the office as a duck.
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