Day 178: Pfand for the Coffee Fund
In the office kitchen of a logistics firm in Bremen, Rafael (A), a trainee, is clearing up the empty bottles from the summer party when his manager, Ingo Tammen (B), comes in.
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
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A
Die Flaschen vom Sommerfest kommen in den Müll, oder?
The bottles from the summer party go in the bin, right?
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B
Nein! Nicht in den Müll, sondern zurück in den Laden.
No! Not in the bin, back to the shop.
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A
Aber das sind nur ein paar Euro!
But it's only a few euros!
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B
Trotzdem. Das Geld kommt in unsere Kaffeekasse.
Even so. The money goes into our coffee fund.
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A
Für Kaffee? Dann bringe ich sie sofort hin!
For coffee? Then I'll take them over right now!
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