Day 52: Overnight to Vienna, Then Graz
At home in Düsseldorf, Ursula (A), her daughter Susanne (B) and her teenage grandson Anton (C) plan the trip to the eightieth birthday of Ursula's sister in Graz.
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
Also, wie kommen wir am besten zum Achtzigsten meiner Schwester nach Graz?
Right, what's the best way to get to Graz for my sister's eightieth?
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B
Anton, guck doch mal in der App nach.
Anton, why don't you have a look on the app?
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C
Hier steht, wegen einer Baustelle müsse man dreimal umsteigen. Die Fahrt dauere fast zwölf Stunden.
It says here that because of engineering works, you'd have to change three times. The journey takes almost twelve hours.
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A
Zwölf Stunden! Nehmen wir doch den Nachtzug nach Wien, so wie früher.
Twelve hours! Let's take the night train to Vienna, like in the old days.
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C
Den gibt's noch? Hier steht, er sei fast ausgebucht, aber im Liegewagen gebe es noch Plätze.
That still exists? It says here it's almost fully booked, but there are still places in the couchettes.
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B
Dann buch mal schnell! Trotz des Umstiegs in Wien ist das viel entspannter.
Then book it, quick! Even with the change in Vienna, that's much more relaxing.
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A
Eben, und in Wien frühstücken wir erst mal im Kaffeehaus. Das geht auf mich!
Exactly, and in Vienna we'll start with breakfast in a coffee house. My treat!
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