Day 153: Beans Roasted in a Garage
At a coffee cart by the harbour in Bremerhaven, Alicia (A), a customer, gets talking to Liv (B), the young barista who runs the cart.
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
Einen Flat White, bitte. Stimmt das mit dem selbst gerösteten Kaffee auf Ihrem Schild?
A flat white, please. Is that true, what your sign says about roasting your own coffee?
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B
Ja, wirklich. Die Bohnen rösten wir in der Garage meiner Eltern, keine zwei Kilometer von hier.
Yes, really. We roast the beans in my parents' garage, less than two kilometres from here.
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A
In einer Garage? Wie kommt man denn auf die Idee, so ein Geschäft zu gründen?
In a garage? What gave you the idea of starting a business like that?
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B
Aus der Not heraus. Vor zwei Jahren wurde meine Stelle im Büro gestrichen, sodass ich plötzlich viel Zeit hatte.
Out of necessity. Two years ago my office job was cut, so all of a sudden I had a lot of time.
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A
Respekt. Und wer steht hier am Wagen, während Sie in der Garage rösten?
Hats off to you. And who looks after the cart while you're roasting in the garage?
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B
Mein Partner, und nachmittags tauschen wir. Die Nachfrage ist aber so groß geworden, dass wir Verstärkung suchen.
My partner, and in the afternoons we swap. But demand has got so high that we're looking for extra help.
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A
Verstärkung? Ich will ja nicht unverschämt sein, aber ich habe drei Jahre in einem Café in Hamburg gearbeitet.
Extra help? I don't mean to be cheeky, but I worked in a café in Hamburg for three years.
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