Day 318: Two Francs from a Stranger
At a coffee counter in Basel station, Switzerland, a young German traveller (A) is counting her Swiss coins while the woman behind her in the queue (B) waits.
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.
Keys: E hide English · ← → previous / next day · point at a word to see its meaning
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A
Oh nein, mir fehlen zwei Franken!
Oh no, I'm two francs short!
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B
Bezahlen Sie doch mit Karte!
Why don't you pay by card?
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A
Die geht leider nicht.
It isn't working, I'm afraid.
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B
Dann nehmen Sie zwei Franken von mir!
Then take two francs from me!
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