Day 134: A Lock for the New Bike
In a bike shop in Münster, Svea (A), a teenager who has saved up for a new bike, asks the salesman, Omar (B), about locks.
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
Hallo, ich brauche ein Schloss für mein neues Rad. Worauf muss ich achten?
Hello, I need a lock for my new bike. What should I look out for?
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B
Was hatten Sie denn bisher für eins?
What kind did you have before, then?
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A
Ein Kabelschloss. Das war billig, und letzten Monat war mein Rad am Bahnhof weg.
A cable lock. It was cheap, and last month my bike vanished from the station.
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B
Kabelschlösser knackt man leider in Sekunden. Nehmen Sie lieber ein Bügelschloss.
Thieves get through cable locks in seconds, I'm afraid. You'd be better off with a D-lock.
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A
Und was kostet so eins? Ich habe lange für das Rad gespart.
And how much is one of those? I saved up for ages for the bike.
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B
Um die sechzig Euro. Dafür steht Ihr Rad morgen noch da.
About sixty euros. But then your bike will still be there tomorrow.
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