Day 78: School Ends at Half Past One?
On his first day at a Gymnasium in Lüneburg, Jasper (A), an American exchange pupil, stays behind after class to talk to his teacher, Mr Lindemann (B).
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
Könnten Sie mir was erklären? Warum ist schon um halb zwei Schluss?
Could you explain something to me? Why does school finish at half past one?
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B
Das ist hier üblich. Wie war's denn bei dir in Ohio?
That's usual here. What was it like at your school in Ohio?
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A
Da hatten wir bis drei Unterricht und danach Football.
We had lessons until three, and then American football.
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B
Sport macht man bei uns im Verein. Ich trainiere eine Handballmannschaft.
Here, people do sport at a club. I coach a handball team.
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A
Handball? Könnte ich da mal mitmachen?
Handball? Could I join in some time?
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