Day 177: Same Seat, Different Train
On an ICE from Hannover to Munich, Guido (A), a passenger, finds Elif (B), a young woman, sitting in the seat he has reserved.
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
Entschuldigung, ich habe diesen Platz reserviert.
Excuse me, I've reserved this seat.
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B
Ich auch! Oh, meine Reservierung ist für den Zug danach.
So have I! Oh, my reservation is for the train after this one.
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A
Macht nichts. Wagen 9 ist viel ruhiger.
Never mind. Coach 9 is much quieter.
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B
Super, ich muss lernen. Deshalb sitze ich dort lieber.
Great, I've got studying to do, so I'd rather sit there.
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