Day 70 of 159

Day 70: The Radio Nobody Would Fix

At a repair café in Osnabrück, Nico (A), a young volunteer, helps Ingeborg Ahlers (B), an older woman who has brought in her old kitchen radio.

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

    Guten Tag, zeigen Sie mal her. Was fehlt dem guten Stück denn?

    Hello, let's have a look. What's the matter with this lovely old thing, then?

  2. B

    Es gibt keinen Ton mehr von sich. Im Laden hieß es, das lasse sich nicht reparieren.

    It doesn't make a sound any more. The shop said it couldn't be repaired.

  3. A

    Und stattdessen wollte man Ihnen ein neues verkaufen? Lassen Sie mich mal reinschauen.

    And they wanted to sell you a new one instead? Let me have a look inside.

  4. B

    Für 80 Euro! Dabei hat das Radio schon in der Küche meiner Mutter gestanden.

    For 80 euros! And this radio used to be in my mother's kitchen.

  5. A

    Da haben wir's: nur ein loses Kabel. Das lässt sich sehr wohl reparieren.

    There we are: just a loose cable. That can most certainly be repaired.

  6. B

    Und das haben die im Laden nicht bemerkt? Dafür bekommen Sie eine ordentliche Spende.

    And they didn't spot that in the shop? You'll get a proper donation for this.

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