Day 42: A Back Room for Thirty Years
In a restaurant in Mainz, Ms Albrecht (A), a young woman, asks the waiter, Fabian (B), about the back room.
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.
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A
Kann man den Raum hinten im Mai für eine Feier reservieren?
Can we book the back room for a party in May?
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B
Klar. Was feiern Sie denn?
Sure. What are you celebrating?
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A
Meine Eltern sind dann dreißig Jahre verheiratet. Die Albrechts kennen Sie bestimmt.
My parents will have been married thirty years by then. I'm sure you know the Albrechts.
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B
Das Paar, das jeden Freitag am Fenster sitzt? Die werden sich freuen!
The couple who sit by the window every Friday? They'll be so pleased!
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A
Genau. Aber pst, das wird eine Überraschung!
That's them. But shh, it's going to be a surprise!
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