Day 46: Fully Charged, Still Parked
At a motorway service station on the A7 near Fulda, Volker (A) comes back from the café to his electric car, where Malte (B), a young driver, has been waiting for the charging point.
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
Oh nein, warten Sie etwa auf diese Ladesäule? Das tut mir furchtbar leid.
Oh no, you're not waiting for this charging point, are you? I'm terribly sorry.
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B
Seit einer halben Stunde. Und Ihr voll geladener Wagen blockiert sie schon viel länger.
For half an hour. And your fully charged car has been blocking it for much longer than that.
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A
Ich bin im Café über der aufgeschlagenen Zeitung eingeschlafen. Seit fünf Uhr früh sitze ich am Steuer.
I fell asleep in the café over my open newspaper. I've been behind the wheel since five this morning.
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B
Das glaube ich Ihnen gern. Trotzdem wäre es nett, wenn Sie Ihr Auto jetzt wegfahren würden.
I don't doubt it. Still, it would be nice if you moved your car now.
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A
Sofort. Darf ich Ihnen als Entschuldigung wenigstens einen Kaffee ausgeben?
Right away. May I at least buy you a coffee to make up for it?
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B
Danke, aber der Kaffee da drüben scheint nicht besonders wach zu machen.
Thanks, but the coffee over there doesn't seem to be much good at keeping people awake.
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