Day 161: Cough Syrup Behind the Counter
In a pharmacy in Cottbus, Heidi Noack (A), the manager, speaks to Pawel Kaminski (B), a new trainee who has been filling the shelves.
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
Der Hustensaft kommt nicht ins Regal, sondern hinter die Kasse.
The cough syrup doesn't go on the shelf but behind the till.
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B
Oh, Entschuldigung! Warum denn?
Oh, sorry! Why's that?
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A
Den dürfen sich die Kunden nicht selbst nehmen.
Customers aren't allowed to help themselves to it.
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B
Oje, alle Flaschen stehen schon im Regal!
Oh dear, all the bottles are already on the shelf!
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A
Keine Sorge! Als ich neu war, habe ich ihn ins Schaufenster gestellt.
Don't worry! When I was new, I put it in the shop window.
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