Day 216: Lentil Soup and an Oral Exam
In the university canteen in Jena, Sergej (A), a student, asks to sit at the table of his professor, Ute Hahn (B).
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
Entschuldigung, Frau Hahn, ist hier noch frei?
Excuse me, Professor Hahn, is this seat free?
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B
Ja, bitte. Nehmen Sie heute nicht die Currywurst, sondern die Linsensuppe.
Yes, go ahead. And today, don't have the currywurst, have the lentil soup.
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A
Danke! Wird die Prüfung nächste Woche schwer?
Thanks! Will the exam next week be hard?
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B
Sie wird dieses Jahr nicht schriftlich sein, sondern mündlich.
This year it won't be written, it'll be oral.
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A
Mündlich? Oh, dann habe ich plötzlich keinen Hunger mehr.
Oral? Oh, then I've suddenly lost my appetite.
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