Day 42: A Room for an Apprentice
At a housing office for apprentices in Munich, Johanna (A), a seventeen-year-old from a village in Lower Bavaria, asks Lars (B), the young man at the desk, about a room.
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
Grüß Gott, ich suche ein möbliertes Zimmer in der Nähe meines Ausbildungsbetriebs.
Hello, I'm looking for a furnished room near the company where I'll be doing my apprenticeship.
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B
Bei den steigenden Mieten ist die Warteliste derzeit lang. Lassen Sie sich trotzdem eintragen.
With rents going up, the waiting list is long at the moment. But do put your name down anyway.
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A
Gern, dafür bin ich heute extra zwei Stunden mit dem Zug gefahren.
Happy to: that's what I spent two hours on the train for today.
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B
Wie alt sind Sie denn? Bei Minderjährigen müssen die Eltern mitunterschreiben.
How old are you, then? If you're under eighteen, your parents have to sign too.
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A
Siebzehn. Deshalb habe ich das unterschriebene Formular gleich mitgebracht.
Seventeen. That's why I've brought the signed form with me.
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B
Damit haben Sie schon einen Vorsprung. Lassen Sie mich mal nachsehen.
That already gives you a head start. Let me have a look.
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