Day 173: The Drawer That Wouldn't Open
At a Packstation, a parcel locker, in Braunschweig, Linh (A), a young woman sending back a jacket, turns to Sylvia (B), the woman waiting behind her.
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
Tut mir leid, dass es so lange dauert. Hier geht einfach kein Fach auf.
Sorry this is taking so long. None of the drawers will open.
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B
Wo haben Sie den Code denn hingehalten?
Where did you hold the code, then?
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A
Na, an den Bildschirm. Ich hab's schon dreimal probiert.
Up to the screen, of course. I've tried three times already.
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B
Doch nicht an den Bildschirm! Halten Sie den Code mal vor das rote Licht darunter.
Not up to the screen! Try holding the code in front of the red light below it.
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A
Oh, da unten ist ein Fach aufgegangen! Ohne Sie hätte ich die Jacke wohl behalten.
Oh, a drawer has opened down there! Without you I'd probably have kept the jacket.
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