Day 21 of 22

Day 21: Coaching the Under-Nines

At home in Gelsenkirchen, Tim (A) is asked for a favour by his older brother Philipp (B), who runs the youth section of the local football club.

How to study this lesson 3 steps
  1. Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
  2. 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.
  3. 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

  1. A

    Was willst du? Du bist heute so nett.

    What do you want? You're being so nice today.

  2. B

    Kannst du Samstag die U9 trainieren? Niemand sonst hat Zeit.

    Can you coach the under-nines on Saturday? Nobody else has time.

  3. A

    Ich? Ich habe doch noch nie Kinder trainiert!

    Me? I've never coached kids in my life!

  4. B

    Die wollen sowieso nur spielen, deshalb reicht auch jemand wie du.

    They only want to play anyway, so even someone like you will do.

  5. A

    Na gut, aber nur gegen eine Freikarte fürs nächste Heimspiel.

    Fine, but only in exchange for a free ticket to the next home game.

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