Day 237: Wrong Day at the Bürgeramt
In the waiting room of a Bürgeramt in Berlin-Neukölln on the thirteenth of the month, Edgar (A), a man waiting for his appointment, turns to Joscha (B), the young man next to him, holding his appointment letter.
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, meine Nummer kommt einfach nicht. Ist mein Termin nicht heute?
Excuse me, my number just isn't coming up. Isn't my appointment today?
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B
Darf ich mal gucken? Nicht am dreizehnten, sondern am dreißigsten!
May I have a look? It's not on the thirteenth, it's on the thirtieth!
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A
Oh nein, der falsche Tag!
Oh no, the wrong day!
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B
Ich bin am richtigen Tag hier und warte trotzdem schon drei Stunden.
I'm here on the right day, and I've been waiting three hours all the same.
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