Day 257: Two Seats for Faust
At the box office of the theatre in Weimar, Tarik (A), a young man, wants to book seats for himself and his grandmother with the box office 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.
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A
Guten Tag, ich möchte zwei Plätze für „Faust“ am Freitag reservieren.
Hello, I'd like to reserve two seats for 'Faust' on Friday.
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B
Leider nicht am Freitag, sondern nur noch am Samstag.
Not on Friday, I'm afraid, only on Saturday now.
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A
Okay, dann Samstag. Worauf muss ich beim Abholen achten?
OK, Saturday then. What do I need to know about picking them up?
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B
Kommen Sie bis Mittwoch, sonst verkaufen wir die Plätze wieder.
Come by Wednesday, or we'll sell the seats again.
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A
Danke! Meine Oma freut sich schon so darauf.
Thank you! My grandma's really looking forward to it.
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