Day 99: The Late Night Train to Vienna
At Munich central station, Esra (A), her husband Murat (B) and their young daughter (C) are waiting for their night train to Vienna.
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
Zwei Stunden Verspätung! Letztes Jahr war der Zug pünktlich.
Two hours late! Last year the train was on time.
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B
Da hatten wir Glück. Ich hole mal Snacks, damit es nicht langweilig wird.
We were lucky then. I'll go and get some snacks so it doesn't get boring.
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C
Mama, ist mein Bett eigentlich oben?
Mum, is my bed the top bunk?
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A
Ganz oben. Und jetzt spielen wir Karten, um uns die Zeit zu vertreiben.
The very top one. And now let's play cards to pass the time.
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C
Ganz oben? Dann ist mir die Verspätung egal!
The very top one? Then I don't care about the delay!
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