Day 84: Sixty Euros for a Missing Ticket
On the campus in Braunschweig, Samir (A), a first-year student, tells Tristan (B), an older student, what happened to him on the tram.
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
Sechzig Euro Strafe, weil mein Semesterticket nicht laden wollte!
A sixty-euro fine because my semester ticket wouldn't load!
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B
Zeig mir mal die App. Das Ticket ist doch da!
Show me the app. The ticket's right there!
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A
Jetzt ja, aber nicht vorhin in der Straßenbahn.
It is now, but not earlier on the tram.
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B
Dann schick den Verkehrsbetrieben einen Screenshot. Du wirst das Geld wohl zurückbekommen.
Then send the transport company a screenshot. You'll probably get the money back.
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A
Hoffentlich. Sechzig Euro sind für mich zwei Wochen Mensa!
I hope so. Sixty euros is two weeks of canteen lunches for me!
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