Day 154: First Morning at the Counter
At a bank branch in Ingolstadt, Yvonne Brückner (A), the branch manager, speaks to Tristan Kühn (B), a new employee, on his first morning.
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 Kühn, würden Sie heute gleich am Schalter arbeiten?
Mr Kühn, would you work at the counter straight away today?
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B
Gern, aber ich kenne das System noch nicht.
Happy to, but I don't know the system yet.
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A
Ach, stimmt. Deshalb sitzen Sie zuerst neben Frau Demir.
Oh, of course. So first you'll sit next to Mrs Demir.
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B
Gut. Und wenn ein Kunde etwas fragt?
All right. And if a customer asks something?
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A
Dann lächeln Sie, und Frau Demir erklärt es.
Then you smile, and Mrs Demir explains.
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