Day 174: Waiting During Dad's Operation
In the café of the university hospital in Essen, Selina (A), whose father is having an operation, asks the waiter, Nikos (B), how long the café is open.
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
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A
Entschuldigung, wie lange haben Sie heute geöffnet? Mein Vater wird gerade operiert.
Excuse me, how long are you open today? My dad's having an operation right now.
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B
Leider nur bis sechs, wegen der Baustelle.
Only until six, I'm afraid, because of the building work.
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A
Oh. Und nach Hause will ich während der Operation eigentlich nicht.
Oh. And I don't really want to go home while he's in surgery.
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B
Im ersten Stock gibt's übrigens einen Raum der Stille, der auch außerhalb der Besuchszeit offen ist.
There's a quiet room on the first floor, by the way, which is open outside visiting hours too.
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A
Ein Raum der Stille? Darf man da einfach so warten?
A quiet room? Can you just wait there?
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B
Klar, da sitzen vor allem Angehörige. Da oben ist es so ruhig, dass manche sogar einschlafen.
Of course, it's mainly relatives who sit there. It's so quiet up there that some people even fall asleep.
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