Day 206: The Last Bus Leaves at Eight
At a small workshop in Prenzlau, Enno (A), a young man, wheels in his old moped and speaks to the owner, Mario (B).
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
Guten Tag, ich würde gern mein altes Moped reparieren lassen.
Hello, I'd like to have my old moped repaired.
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B
Oh, das ist ja älter als Sie! Die Reparatur wird aber nicht billig.
Oh, that's older than you are! The repair won't be cheap, though.
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A
Macht nichts. Der letzte Bus in mein Dorf fährt nämlich schon um acht.
That doesn't matter. You see, the last bus to my village leaves at eight.
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B
Um acht? Und wann ist Ihre Schicht zu Ende?
At eight? And when does your shift finish?
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A
Erst um zehn. Die Busse fahren hier so selten, dass ich ohne Moped nicht nach Hause komme.
Not until ten. The buses run so rarely here that I can't get home without the moped.
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B
Na gut, lassen Sie mich mal schauen. Bis Freitag fährt das wieder, versprochen.
All right, let me have a look. It'll be running again by Friday, I promise.
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