Day 201: Two Hours Late on Day One
At a company in Wolfsburg, Tatjana Hoffmann (A), a manager, sees her new employee, Tjark Janssen (B), arrive two hours late on his first day.
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.
Keys: E hide English · ← → previous / next day · point at a word to see its meaning
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A
Da sind Sie ja, Herr Janssen! Wir haben uns schon Sorgen gemacht.
There you are, Mr Janssen! We were starting to worry.
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B
Entschuldigen Sie bitte! Der Zug hielt kurz vor Wolfsburg, und dann ging gar nichts mehr.
I'm so sorry! The train stopped just outside Wolfsburg, and then nothing moved at all.
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A
Oje! Und wie sind Sie dann hergekommen?
Oh dear! So how did you get here?
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B
Irgendwann kam ein Ersatzbus, aber der war so voll, dass ich auf den nächsten warten musste.
Eventually a replacement bus came, but it was so full that I had to wait for the next one.
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A
Na ja, jetzt wissen Sie wenigstens, warum in Wolfsburg alle Auto fahren.
Oh well, at least now you know why everyone in Wolfsburg drives.
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B
Das würde ich ja auch, aber ich mache gerade erst den Führerschein.
I would too, but I'm only just learning to drive.
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