Day 54: Eight Weeks for an Appointment
On a Berlin radio panel about waiting times at the Bürgeramt, the host, Mr Busch (A), talks to Ms Winkler (B), a student, and Ms Kühne (C), who runs a Bürgeramt.
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
Frau Winkler, acht Wochen auf einen Termin?
Ms Winkler, eight weeks for an appointment?
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B
Ja, nur um mich anzumelden. Und auf dem Amt dauerte es zehn Minuten!
Yes, just to register my address. And at the office it took ten minutes!
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C
Das stimmt. Aber viele buchen und kommen dann nicht.
That's true. But lots of people book and then don't turn up.
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A
Frau Kühne, was hilft, damit es schneller geht?
Ms Kühne, what would help to speed things up?
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C
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