Day 83: Trainers That Never Came
In their parents' house in Kaiserslautern, Lasse (A) tells his older brother Pascal (B) about the cheap trainers he ordered from an online shop.
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
Die Schuhe sind immer noch nicht da, obwohl ich längst bezahlt habe.
The trainers still haven't come, even though I paid ages ago.
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B
Die Markenschuhe für 40 Euro? Hast du mal angerufen?
The designer ones for 40 euros? Have you tried ringing them?
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A
Klar, aber die Nummer gibt's gar nicht.
Course I have, but the number doesn't even exist.
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B
Ich glaube, dass das ein Fake-Shop war. Ruf sofort deine Bank an!
I think it was a fake shop. Ring your bank right now!
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A
Meinst du, dass die Bank noch was machen kann?
Do you think the bank can still do anything?
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B
Vielleicht, wenn du schnell bist. Also nicht morgen, sondern jetzt!
Maybe, if you're quick. So do it now, not tomorrow!
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