Day 189: Cough Syrup and Blood Pressure
In a pharmacy in Augsburg, Quirin (A), a trainee, comes to the pharmacist who owns it, Rainer Mayr (B), with a question about a customer.
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 Mayr, wissen Sie, ob die Dame diesen Hustensaft nehmen darf?
Mr Mayr, do you know if the lady can take this cough syrup?
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B
Nimmt sie noch andere Medikamente?
Is she taking any other medicines?
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A
Ja, seit Mai Tabletten für den Blutdruck.
Yes, blood pressure tablets, since May.
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B
Vielleicht kommt der Husten davon. Deshalb soll sie zum Arzt.
Maybe that's where the cough comes from. So she should see her doctor.
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