Day 76: A Tie at the Petrol Station
At a petrol station near Stuttgart, Detlef (A), a driver filling up his car, sees Frederik (B), a young man in a suit, struggling with his tie.
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
Na, die Krawatte will wohl nicht so richtig?
That tie won't behave, will it?
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B
Nein! Dabei habe ich mir sogar ein Video angesehen.
No! And I even watched a video on how to do it.
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A
Kommen Sie mal her. Wohin geht's denn so schick?
Come here a moment. Where are you off to, all dressed up?
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B
Mein bester Freund heiratet! Ich bin extra früh losgefahren, um pünktlich zu sein.
My best friend's getting married! I set off extra early so I'd be on time.
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A
So, fertig! Genau die Farbe habe ich bei meiner eigenen Hochzeit getragen.
There, done! I wore exactly this colour at my own wedding.
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B
Das ist ja ein gutes Zeichen. Vielen Dank!
That's a good sign, then. Thanks so much!
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