Day 163 of 187

Day 163: A Collection for the New Baby

At the Monday team meeting of a software company in Mannheim, the manager, Rolf Dietz (A), turns to Rebecca Jung (B) and Eike Pohlmann (C), who collected money for their colleague Mareike Albers and her new baby.

How to study this lesson 3 steps
  1. Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.

Keys: E hide English · ← → previous / next day · point at a word to see its meaning

  1. A

    Bevor wir anfangen: Wie ist die Sammlung für Frau Albers gelaufen?

    Before we start: how did the collection for Ms Albers go?

  2. B

    Super! Wir haben so viel Geld gesammelt, dass es sogar für einen Kinderwagen reicht.

    Brilliant! We collected so much money that it's even enough for a pram.

  3. A

    Einen ganzen Kinderwagen, toll! Und wer bringt ihn vorbei?

    A whole pram, great! And who's taking it round?

  4. C

    Am besten Rebecca, weil sie direkt bei Mareike um die Ecke wohnt.

    Rebecca would be best, because she lives just round the corner from Mareike.

  5. B

    Na gut. Aber die Dinger sind so groß, dass du mittragen musst, Eike.

    All right. But those things are so big that you'll have to help me carry it, Eike.

  6. A

    Fahren Sie ruhig beide hin, gern auch während der Arbeitszeit.

    Feel free to go together, during working hours if you like.

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