Day 22: Coffee with One Arm
In a café next to the university hospital in Freiburg, Charlotte (A), a regular customer with her arm in plaster, orders from the barista, Paula (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.
Keys: E hide English · ← → previous / next day · point at a word to see its meaning
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A
Einen Cappuccino wie immer, bitte.
A cappuccino as usual, please.
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B
Oje, Ihr Arm! Setzen Sie sich, ich bringe ihn Ihnen.
Oh no, your arm! Take a seat, I'll bring it over to you.
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A
Danke. Ich bin vom Rad gefallen, weil der Radweg glatt war.
Thank you. I fell off my bike because the cycle path was icy.
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B
Sie Arme! Waren Sie drüben in der Notaufnahme?
You poor thing! Did you go to A&E next door?
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A
Ja, und als ich dran war, hatte ich schon vier Stunden gewartet.
Yes, and by the time it was my turn, I'd already been waiting four hours.
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