Day 149: Have the Fish Cleaned, Please
At a fish stall by the harbour in Warnemünde, Birgit (A), a customer, buys a whole fish from the young assistant, Sina (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
Guten Tag! Ich bekomme heute Abend Gäste und hätte gern den großen Zander.
Hello! I've got guests coming this evening, and I'd like the big zander, please.
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B
Gute Wahl, der ist ganz frisch. Soll ich ihn so einpacken?
Good choice, it's really fresh. Shall I wrap it up as it is?
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A
Kann ich ihn bei Ihnen auch gleich ausnehmen lassen?
Can I have it gutted here as well?
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B
Klar, mache ich Ihnen gleich. Wollen Sie ihn braten?
Of course, I'll do that for you right away. Are you going to fry it?
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A
Nein, grillen. Aber das lasse ich lieber meinen Mann machen.
No, barbecue it. But I'd rather leave that to my husband.
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B
Dann sagen Sie ihm: Erst wenden, wenn die Haut nicht mehr am Grill klebt!
Then tell him: don't turn it until the skin stops sticking to the grill!
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