Day 25: A Washing Machine That Leaks
In his flat in Erlangen, Philipp (A) tells his friend Julia (B) about the new washing machine he has just had delivered.
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
Stell dir vor, die neue Waschmaschine lief gleich am ersten Tag aus.
Would you believe it, the new washing machine leaked on the very first day.
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B
Oh nein! Hast du den Kundendienst angerufen?
Oh no! Have you rung customer service?
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A
Klar. Der Techniker kam gestern, schaute zwei Minuten drauf und ging wieder.
Of course. The technician came yesterday, looked at it for two minutes and left again.
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B
Das war's? An deiner Stelle würde ich sofort schriftlich reklamieren.
That was it? If I were you, I'd complain in writing straight away.
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A
Wollte ich ja, aber auf der Website fand ich nur eine Hotline.
I was going to, but all I could find on the website was a hotline.
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B
Zeig mal her, hier ganz unten steht doch „Reklamation“. Wer lesen kann, ist klar im Vorteil!
Let me see: it says 'Complaints' right at the bottom. It helps if you can read!
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