Day 90: Twenty Minutes Late in Köln
On the platform at Köln main station, two friends, A and B, are waiting for their train to Frankfurt when the departure board changes.
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
Unser Zug kommt zwanzig Minuten später.
Our train's twenty minutes late.
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B
Dann möchte ich einen Kaffee.
Then I'd like a coffee.
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A
Vielleicht ändern die das Gleis!
They might change the platform!
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B
Stimmt, ich bleibe hier.
True, I'll stay here.
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