Day 87: Oat Milk, Not Cow's Milk
At a coffee shop in Siegen, Carlotta (A), a customer, comes back to the counter to speak to Josephine (B), the barista.
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
Entschuldigung, ich hatte einen Latte mit Hafermilch bestellt, aber der schmeckt eindeutig nach Kuhmilch.
Excuse me, I ordered a latte with oat milk, but this one definitely tastes of cow's milk.
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B
Oh nein, das tut mir leid! Da wird meine Kollegin wohl die Kännchen verwechselt haben.
Oh no, I'm sorry! My colleague must have mixed up the jugs.
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A
Ich vertrage nämlich keine Milch. Die Hafermilch wird Ihnen doch nicht ausgegangen sein?
The thing is, I can't have dairy. You haven't run out of oat milk, have you?
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B
Nein, zum Glück nicht. Bloß keinen Schluck mehr davon, Sie kriegen sofort einen neuen aufs Haus.
No, luckily not. Don't drink another drop; I'll make you a new one straight away, on the house.
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A
Danke. Ich warte am Tresen, bis er fertig ist, sicher ist sicher.
Thanks. I'll wait at the counter until it's ready, just to be on the safe side.
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B
Kann ich verstehen. Bevor ich anfange, spüle ich das Kännchen extra noch mal aus.
I can understand that. Before I start, I'll give the jug an extra rinse.
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