Day 30: One Shelf for a Month
In a delicatessen in Augsburg, Simon Kraus (A), a young man who roasts coffee in his garage, calls on the owner, Andreas Leitner (B), about his beans.
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
Herr Leitner, haben Sie meinen Kaffee schon probiert? Den röste ich selbst, in meiner Garage in Göggingen.
Mr Leitner, have you tried my coffee yet? I roast it myself, in my garage in Göggingen.
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B
Ich nicht, aber meine Frau. Sie meint, so einen Espresso habe sie zuletzt in Triest getrunken.
I haven't, but my wife has. She says the last time she had an espresso like that was in Trieste.
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A
Das freut mich riesig! Heißt das, Sie nehmen ihn ins Sortiment?
I'm thrilled! Does that mean you'll stock it?
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B
Moment. Meine Stammkunden sagen, sie seien mit ihren Sorten zufrieden und wollten keine Experimente.
Hold on. My regulars say they're happy with their brands and don't want any experiments.
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A
Ihre Kunden kennen meinen ja noch nicht. Ein halber Meter Regal würde mir schon reichen.
Your customers don't know mine yet. Half a metre of shelf would do me.
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B
Hier ist jeder Meter belegt. Aber das Teeregal wird frei, das gebe ich Ihnen einen Monat auf Probe.
Every metre here is taken. But the tea shelf is coming free; you can have that for a month's trial.
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A
Abgemacht! Die erste Tüte bekommt Ihre Frau gratis, schließlich hat sie mir das Regal verschafft.
Deal! Your wife gets the first bag free; after all, she's the one who got me the shelf.
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