Day 79: Trainers Won't Do on the Watzmann
In an outdoor shop in Berchtesgaden, Timo (A), a young man who plans to climb the Watzmann tomorrow, asks the shop assistant, Beate (B), for a jacket.
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
Ich brauche eine leichte Jacke für den Watzmann.
I need a light jacket for the Watzmann.
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B
Nehmen Sie lieber eine warme, weil es oben kalt ist.
Better take a warm one, because it's cold at the top.
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A
Okay. Ich gehe übrigens in Laufschuhen hoch.
Okay. I'm going up in running shoes, by the way.
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B
Auf den Steinen da oben brauchen Sie feste Schuhe. Die kann man hier mieten.
On the rocks up there you need proper boots. You can hire them here.
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A
Super! Kann ich hier auch jemanden mieten, der meinen Rucksack trägt?
Great! Can I hire someone here to carry my rucksack, too?
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