Day 33: The Nervous Trainee Waiter
In a restaurant in Leipzig, Svenja (A), a young customer, notices that her waiter, Elias (B), seems very nervous.
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
Darf ich fragen, ob Sie noch in der Ausbildung sind?
May I ask whether you're still training?
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B
Merkt man das? Nächste Woche ist meine Abschlussprüfung.
Is it that obvious? My final exam is next week.
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A
Keine Sorge, ich habe die Ausbildung auch gemacht, im Hotel.
Don't worry, I did the same apprenticeship, in a hotel.
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B
Wirklich? Wissen Sie noch, wie Ihre Prüfung war?
Really? Do you remember how your exam went?
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A
Ich hatte vorher kaum geschlafen und habe trotzdem bestanden.
I'd hardly slept beforehand, and I still passed.
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