Day 129: Handing Over the Library Job
In the university library in Jena, Mika (A), a first-year student, meets Bastian (B), an older student who is giving up his job there as a student assistant.
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
Du hörst also auf, und ich soll deine Stelle übernehmen? Wo ist der Haken?
So you're leaving, and I'm supposed to take over your job? What's the catch?
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B
Kein Haken. Zehn Stunden die Woche Bücher einräumen, nebenbei kannst du sogar lernen.
There's no catch. Ten hours a week shelving books, and you can even study on the side.
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A
Du tust so, als ob das bezahlter Urlaub wäre. Und was ist das für eine Liste?
You're making it sound like a paid holiday. And what's that list?
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B
Nur alles, was noch offen ist: das Magazin umsortieren und die Führungen für die Erstis.
Just everything that's still outstanding: reorganising the stacks and the tours for the freshers.
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A
Die Führungen mach ich gern. Aber alles, worum du dich gedrückt hast, bleibt bei dir.
I'm happy to do the tours. But everything you've been dodging stays with you.
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B
Na schön, das Magazin mach ich noch. Du verhandelst, als wärst du schon im zehnten Semester.
Fine, I'll sort out the stacks before I go. You're negotiating as if you were already in your tenth semester.
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