Day 212: One Record, Two Buyers
At the Sunday flea market in Berlin's Mauerpark, Waldemar (A), an older man, and a young woman (B) reach for the same old record at the same moment.
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.
Keys: E hide English · ← → previous / next day · point at a word to see its meaning
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A
Oh, Entschuldigung! Wofür brauchen Sie die Platte denn?
Oh, sorry! What do you want the record for?
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B
Für meinen Vater. Er hat bald Geburtstag und liebt diese Band.
For my father. It's his birthday soon, and he loves this band.
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A
Ich auch! Als ich jung war, habe ich sie live gehört.
So do I! When I was young, I saw them live.
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B
Wirklich? Dann nehmen Sie sie lieber!
Really? Then you'd better have it!
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A
Nein, die bekommt Ihr Vater und sonst niemand!
No, your father's getting it and nobody else!
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