Day 81: Coffee Beans Cost Double
In the office of a small café chain in Hildesheim, the manager, Martina Seeger (A), has news for Marlon Lorenzen (B), her new purchasing assistant.
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
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A
Herr Lorenzen, unser Lieferant verlangt für die Bohnen ab März das Doppelte.
Mr Lorenzen, from March our supplier is charging double for the beans.
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B
Das Doppelte? Wegen der schlechten Ernte hatte ich ja mit mehr gerechnet, aber damit nicht.
Double? What with the poor harvest, I did expect a rise, but not that.
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A
Innerhalb eines Monats müssen die Kosten gesenkt werden, sonst wird unser Kaffee teurer.
Costs have to be cut within a month, or our coffee will go up in price.
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B
Darf ich etwas vorschlagen? Eine kleine Rösterei in Sarstedt liefert direkt an Cafés, ohne Zwischenhändler.
May I make a suggestion? A small roastery in Sarstedt supplies cafés directly, without a middleman.
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A
Das klingt verlockend. Aber schafft so ein kleiner Betrieb überhaupt die Mengen für acht Filialen?
That sounds tempting. But can a small business like that even manage the quantities for eight branches?
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B
Die Chefin dort meint, das sei kein Problem. Sie ist übrigens meine Tante.
The woman who runs it says that's no problem. She's my aunt, by the way.
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A
Aha, daher weht der Wind. Dann rechnen Sie das bitte bis Freitag ganz sachlich durch.
Aha, so that's what's behind it. Then please work out the figures by Friday, and keep it strictly objective.
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