Day 150: A Day Off Before the Exam
At a logistics company in Duisburg, Can Aydın (A), a young employee who is taking his chamber of commerce (IHK) exam alongside his job, speaks to his manager, Robert Kaminski (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
Herr Kaminski, am Ende des Monats ist ja meine IHK-Prüfung.
Mr Kaminski, my IHK exam is at the end of the month, as you know.
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B
Stimmt. Am Tag der Prüfung sind Sie natürlich frei.
That's right. You'll have the day of the exam off, of course.
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A
Könnte ich am Tag davor auch frei haben? Ich bin jetzt schon ziemlich nervös.
Could I have the day before off as well? I'm already quite nervous.
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B
Klar, nehmen Sie einen Tag Urlaub. Wie bereiten Sie sich denn vor?
Sure, take a day's holiday. So how are you preparing?
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A
Mit alten Prüfungsaufgaben. Und meine Freundin fragt mich sogar beim Frühstück ab!
With old exam papers. And my girlfriend even tests me over breakfast!
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