Day 119: Market Bargains Around One O'Clock
On a tram in Freiburg, Herbert (A), an older man, notices Valerie (B), a young woman with heavy shopping bags.
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
Darf ich Ihnen helfen? Die Taschen sehen ja schwer aus.
Can I help you? Those bags look heavy.
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B
Danke, geht schon. Aber fünfzig Euro im Supermarkt, und fast nur Gemüse!
Thanks, I'm fine. But fifty euros at the supermarket, and it's nearly all veg!
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A
Gehen Sie doch kurz vor Ende des Marktes auf den Münsterplatz.
Why not go to the Münsterplatz just before the market ends?
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B
Wirklich? Die Stände der Bauern sind doch viel teurer.
Really? But the farmers' stalls are much more expensive.
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A
Gegen eins nicht mehr. Da wollen viele ihre Reste loswerden, und genau darauf warte ich.
Not by around one. That's when a lot of them want to get rid of what's left, and that's exactly what I wait for.
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