Day 115: Is the Strike Really On?
At a coffee bar in Mainz, Ines (A), a customer on her way to the station, asks the barista, Katarzyna (B), about something she has just overheard.
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
Entschuldigung, am Nebentisch war gerade von einem Bahnstreik die Rede. Stimmt das, oder ist das ein Gerücht?
Excuse me, someone at the next table was just talking about a rail strike. Is that true, or is it a rumour?
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B
Kein Gerücht, fürchte ich. Das war heute früh das Erste, was ich in den Nachrichten gelesen habe: Warnstreik ab Mittag.
It's no rumour, I'm afraid. It was the first thing I read in the news this morning: a warning strike from midday.
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A
Ab Mittag? Mein ICE nach Köln fährt um halb eins.
From midday? My ICE to Cologne leaves at half past twelve.
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B
Am schnellsten erfahren Sie das, indem Sie Ihre Verbindung in der Bahn-App aufrufen.
The quickest way to find out is by looking up your connection in the DB app.
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A
Tatsächlich, der fällt aus. Wie komme ich denn jetzt bis drei nach Köln?
You're right, it's cancelled. So how am I going to get to Cologne by three?
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B
Das Einzige, was heute sicher fährt, sind die Fernbusse. Wenn Sie sich beeilen, erwischen Sie noch einen.
The only things sure to run today are the long-distance coaches. If you hurry, you'll still catch one.
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