Day 60 of 159

Day 60: Swapping Stickers at the Kiosk

At his kiosk in Dortmund, Ingo (A) notices that Ben (B), a boy who has just bought football sticker packs, is looking glum.

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

    Na, Ben, was machst du denn für ein Gesicht?

    Well, Ben, why the long face?

  2. B

    Gucken Sie mal: Denselben Torwart hab ich jetzt dreimal! Und mein ganzes Taschengeld ist weg.

    Look: I've got the same goalkeeper three times now! And all my pocket money's gone.

  3. A

    So ein Pech. Falls du noch mehr Doppelte hast, bring sie am Samstag um zehn mit.

    That's bad luck. If you've got any more doubles, bring them along on Saturday at ten.

  4. B

    Wieso, was ist denn am Samstag? Gibt's dann Päckchen im Angebot?

    Why, what's happening on Saturday? Are the packs on offer then?

  5. A

    Nee, dann ist hier Tauschbörse. Ich stelle Tische zur Verfügung, und alle bringen ihr Album mit.

    No, there's a swap meet here. I provide the tables, and everyone brings their album.

  6. B

    Cool! Aber verdienen Sie dann nicht weniger?

    Cool! But won't you earn less that way?

  7. A

    Klar, das kostet mich Umsatz. Aber deine Mutter hat mir Bescheid gegeben: Mehr als zwei Päckchen pro Woche kriegst du eh nicht.

    Sure, it costs me sales. But your mum's had a word with me: you're not getting more than two packs a week anyway.

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