Day 254: Invitations for a Silver Wedding
In a stationery shop in Trier, Mrs Thielen (A), a customer, wants to order printed invitations from a young shop assistant (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
Guten Tag! Können Sie Einladungen für unsere Silberhochzeit drucken?
Hello! Can you print invitations for our silver wedding anniversary?
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B
Gern, herzlichen Glückwunsch! Ich würde nicht Weiß nehmen, sondern Creme.
Of course, and congratulations! I wouldn't go for white, I'd go for cream.
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A
Gut, dann Creme. Aber bitte keine einfachen Karten, sondern Klappkarten.
All right, cream then. But not plain cards, please: folded ones.
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B
Kein Problem. Wie viele brauchen Sie denn?
No problem. How many do you need?
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A
Hundert. Die erste bekommt mein Mann, er weiß noch nichts davon!
A hundred. The first one's for my husband: he doesn't know anything about it yet!
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