Day 117: Ten Percent for a Table Corner
At a Sunday flea market in Cologne, Rebecca (A), a young woman with a stall, sees Nora (B), a girl from the neighbourhood, carrying a box over to her table.
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
Na, was schleppst du denn da für eine schwere Kiste?
Hey, what's that heavy box you're lugging around?
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B
Meine alten Comics, aber ein eigener Stand kostet zwölf Euro. Darf ich vielleicht eine Ecke von Ihrem Tisch haben?
My old comics, but a stall of my own costs twelve euros. Could I maybe have a corner of your table?
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A
Ganz schön mutig. Und wie hoch wäre mein Anteil?
That's pretty bold. And how big would my share be?
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B
Fünf Prozent von meinen Einnahmen. Und ich passe auf Ihren Stand auf, während Sie Kaffee holen.
Five percent of my takings. And I'll mind your stall while you go and get a coffee.
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A
Unter zehn Prozent ist nichts zu machen. Aber ehrlich gesagt hätte ich das in deinem Alter genauso gemacht.
Nothing doing under ten percent. But to be honest, I'd have done exactly the same at your age.
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B
Abgemacht, zehn Prozent! Die Hefte kosten einen Euro das Stück, die dicken Sonderbände zwei.
Deal, ten percent! The comics are a euro each, the thick special editions two.
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A
Bei den Preisen wirst du bis Mittag alles verkauft haben. Die ersten fünf nehme ich nämlich selbst.
At those prices you'll have sold the lot by midday. I'm taking the first five myself, you see.
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