Day 69: Opposite Ends of the Room
After a seminar in Kiel, Ms Lorenz (A), a student, stays behind because her lecturer, Dr Hartung (B), has asked to speak to her.
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
Sie wollten mich sprechen, Frau Hartung?
You wanted to see me, Dr Hartung?
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B
Sie saßen doch immer neben Frau Jansen. Jetzt sitzt sie an der Tür.
You always used to sit next to Ms Jansen. Now she sits by the door.
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A
Wir reden nicht mehr, obwohl wir uns seit der Schule kennen.
We're not speaking any more, even though we've known each other since school.
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B
Schade. Fürs Projekt kommen Sie trotzdem in dieselbe Gruppe.
That's a shame. But you're still going in the same group for the project.
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A
Wirklich? Dann setzt sie sich bestimmt in die letzte Reihe.
Really? Then she's bound to go and sit in the back row.
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B
Dann setzen Sie sich eben daneben. Zusammen arbeiten Sie am besten.
Then you'll just have to sit next to her. You two work best together.
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