Day 169: The Sofa That Wouldn't Fit
At a furniture store in Siegen, Ulrike (A), a customer who has just moved into a new flat, speaks to Aylin (B), a young sales assistant.
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
Sie haben mir am Montag ein Sofa geliefert. Jetzt steht es bei meiner Nachbarin.
You delivered a sofa to me on Monday. Now it's at my neighbour's.
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B
Bei Ihrer Nachbarin? Wie ist das denn passiert?
At your neighbour's? How did that happen?
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A
Es war so breit, dass es nicht durchs Treppenhaus gepasst hat.
It was so wide that it wouldn't fit up the stairwell.
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B
Dann kann ich Ihnen ein schmaleres Modell anbieten oder eins aus zwei Teilen.
Then I can offer you a narrower model, or one that comes in two parts.
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A
Das aus zwei Teilen, bitte. Aber meiner Nachbarin gefällt das breite jetzt so gut!
The one in two parts, please. But my neighbour likes the wide one so much now!
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B
Na, dann verkaufen wir es eben Ihrer Nachbarin. Liefern müssen wir ja nicht mehr!
Well, then we'll just sell it to your neighbour. At least we won't have to deliver it!
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