Day 120: A Cream Cake in the Taxi
In a taxi in Stuttgart, Henning (A), on his way to his mother's seventieth birthday with a large cream cake on his lap, speaks to the driver, Bernd (B).
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
Könnten Sie in den Kurven bitte langsamer fahren? Ich habe hier nämlich eine Sahnetorte.
Could you take the bends more slowly, please? I've got a cream cake here.
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B
Gern. Aber ich dachte, Sie haben es eilig?
Of course. But I thought you were in a hurry?
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A
Ja, die Feier läuft schon. Ich habe die Torte halt zu spät abgeholt.
I am. The party's already started. I just picked the cake up too late.
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B
Dann fahre ich lieber einen Umweg, da gibt's weniger Kurven.
Then I'd better take a detour, there are fewer bends that way.
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A
Das wäre super. Lieber zu spät als mit Sahne auf der Hose!
That would be great. Better late than with cream on my trousers!
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