Day 40: Asking to Change Seats
After a lesson at a Gymnasium in Paderborn, Paul (A), fifteen, stays behind to ask his class teacher, Mr Hoffmann (B), for a favour.
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
Herr Hoffmann, kann ich mich woanders hinsetzen?
Mr Hoffmann, can I sit somewhere else?
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B
Warum denn? Du sitzt doch neben deinem besten Freund.
How come? You sit next to your best friend.
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A
Seit unserem blöden Streit redet Anton kein Wort mehr mit mir.
Anton hasn't said a word to me since our stupid argument.
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B
Erst reden wir zu dritt. Hilft das nicht, bekommst du einen anderen Platz.
First the three of us have a talk. If that doesn't help, you'll get a different seat.
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A
Okay. Eigentlich wollte ich gar nicht weg.
Okay. Actually, I didn't really want to move.
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