Day 87: Too Loud Next to the Professor
In a group study room at the University of Konstanz, Aaron (A) and Merve (B), two students in a study group, hear a knock from Professor Seidel (C), whose office is next door.
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
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A
Merve, es hat geklopft. Machst du mal auf?
Merve, there's someone at the door. Can you get it?
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B
Oh, Frau Seidel! Sind wir etwa zu laut?
Oh, Professor Seidel! Are we being too loud?
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C
Leider ja. Ich kann nebenan nicht mal telefonieren.
I'm afraid so. I can't even make a phone call next door.
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A
Entschuldigung! Wir werden ganz leise sein, bis Sie fertig sind.
Sorry! We'll be really quiet until you've finished.
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C
Danke. Und sobald mein Seminar vorbei ist, gehört Ihnen der Seminarraum.
Thank you. And as soon as my seminar is over, the seminar room is all yours.
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