Day 33 of 59

Day 33: Future Day at the Hospital

In Celle, Emil (A), a schoolboy, asks his father Jens (B), a nurse, where he should spend Future Day, when pupils in Lower Saxony try out a job for a day.

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.

Keys: E hide English · ← → previous / next day · point at a word to see its meaning

  1. A

    Papa, ich muss mich bis Freitag für den Zukunftstag anmelden.

    Dad, I have to sign up for Future Day by Friday.

  2. B

    Wie wär's mit der Feuerwehr? Da darfst du bestimmt auf die ausgefahrene Leiter.

    How about the fire station? I bet they'll let you go up the extended ladder.

  3. A

    Da wollen angeblich schon zehn aus meiner Klasse hin. Ich will auf deine Station.

    Apparently ten from my class want to go there already. I want to come to your ward.

  4. B

    Auf die Kinderstation? Da gibt's nur schlafende Babys, frisch operierte Kinder und Papierkram.

    The children's ward? It's nothing but sleeping babies, children just out of surgery and paperwork.

  5. A

    Genau. Ich will sehen, wie du die weinenden Kleinen zum Lachen bringst.

    Exactly. I want to see how you get the crying little ones to laugh.

  6. B

    Na gut, ich frag mal. Aber meine Schicht beginnt um sechs, du Schlafmütze.

    All right, I'll ask. But my shift starts at six, sleepyhead.

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