Day 209: Saving for a Year in Canada
At a Sparkasse branch in Hildesheim, Juna (A), a sixteen-year-old with her parents' signed consent form, speaks to Joris (B), a young bank clerk.
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
Guten Tag, ich möchte ein Sparkonto eröffnen, um für mein Austauschjahr in Kanada zu sparen.
Hello, I'd like to open a savings account to save up for my exchange year in Canada.
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B
Oh, schön! Wie viel möchten Sie denn im Monat sparen?
Oh, how lovely! And how much would you like to save a month?
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A
Fünfzig Euro von meinem Samstagsjob. Die überweise ich jeden Monat selbst.
Fifty euros from my Saturday job. I'll transfer it myself every month.
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B
Richten wir doch lieber einen Dauerauftrag ein. Dann geht das Geld von allein aufs Sparkonto.
Why don't we set up a standing order instead? Then the money goes into your savings account by itself.
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A
Ach, praktisch! Und wie viel werde ich bis zum Abflug im August zusammenhaben?
Oh, handy! And how much will I have saved up by the time I fly out in August?
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B
Ungefähr fünfhundert Euro. Für Ausflüge und Ahornsirup wird das bestimmt reichen.
About five hundred euros. That'll certainly be enough for trips and maple syrup.
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