Day 206: The Cash Machine Is Empty
On a Saturday in the foyer of a bank in Gießen, Gunnar Seibert (A) is at the cash machine, and his neighbour Dieter Rühl (B) is next in the queue.
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 Rühl, meine Karte kommt immer wieder raus!
Mr Rühl, my card keeps coming back out!
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B
Das liegt nicht an Ihrer Karte, sondern am Automaten. Der ist leer.
It's not your card, it's the machine. It's empty.
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A
Leer? Kann man heute gar nichts abheben?
Empty? Can't you take out any money at all today?
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B
Nein. Aber ich lade Sie auf einen Kaffee ein, mit Karte!
No. But I'll buy you a coffee, by card!
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