Day 99: Commuting From the Reinhardswald
At an insurance company in Kassel, Aaron Schäfer (A), a junior employee who has moved to a village in the Reinhardswald, asks his manager, Roland Hesse (B), for a word.
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
Herr Hesse, hätten Sie kurz Zeit? Es geht um meinen Arbeitsweg.
Mr Hesse, have you got a minute? It's about my commute.
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B
Das dachte ich mir schon. Sie sehen seit Wochen aus, als hätten Sie an der Bushaltestelle übernachtet.
I thought as much. For weeks you've looked as if you'd spent the night at the bus stop.
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A
Fast. Die Linie wurde gekürzt, und die einzige Fahrt vor sieben wird ständig gestrichen.
Almost. The route was cut back, and the only bus before seven keeps getting cancelled.
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B
Ich hatte schon befürchtet, Sie wollten kündigen. Was schlagen Sie vor?
I was afraid you were about to hand in your notice. What do you suggest?
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A
Zwei Tage Homeoffice pro Woche, vielleicht erst mal zur Probe?
Two days a week working from home, maybe as a trial to start with?
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B
Einverstanden, wir versuchen es einen Monat lang. Und wehe, Sie sehen danach immer noch so müde aus!
Agreed, we'll try it for a month. And heaven help you if you still look this tired afterwards!
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