Day 28 of 150

Day 28: The Office Dog Goes Viral

In a small company in Erfurt, where the boss's dog Keks naps in the office every day, Simon (A) tells his colleague Marie (B) about the product video he has posted.

How to study this lesson 3 steps
  1. Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
  2. 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.
  3. 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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  1. A

    Unser Produktvideo ging am Wochenende viral. Erst sah es keiner, dann teilten es Tausende.

    Our product video went viral at the weekend. At first nobody saw it, then thousands shared it.

  2. B

    Echt? Mit unserer langweiligen Kaffeemühle?

    Seriously? With our boring coffee grinder?

  3. A

    Tja, in den Kommentaren ging es weder um die Mühle noch um den Preis.

    Well, the comments weren't about the grinder or the price.

  4. B

    Oje, doch nicht um Keks auf dem Sofa? Das gibt Ärger mit dem Chef!

    Oh dear, not Keks on the sofa? There'll be trouble with the boss!

  5. A

    Im Gegenteil: Der Chef will nicht nur ein zweites Video, sondern gleich eine Serie.

    Quite the opposite: the boss doesn't just want a second video, he wants a whole series.

  6. B

    Dann kriegt Keks bald einen eigenen Account und verdient mehr als wir.

    Then Keks will soon have his own account and earn more than us.

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