Day 37: Number 347 at the Bürgeramt
In the waiting area of the Bürgeramt, the citizens' office, in Offenbach, Ralf (A), who has been sitting there for two hours, turns to Mila (B), a young woman waiting next to him.
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, seit zwei Stunden steht die Anzeige auf 312. Ist das hier immer so?
Excuse me, the display has been stuck on 312 for two hours. Is it always like this here?
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B
Das System dürfte mal wieder abgestürzt sein. Sogar die Leute mit vor Wochen gebuchtem Termin sitzen ratlos herum.
The system has probably crashed again. Even the people with appointments booked weeks ago are sitting around at a loss.
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A
Mal wieder? Das ist eine Zumutung, ich habe mir extra freigenommen, nur für einen Anwohnerparkausweis!
Again? This is outrageous, I took time off specially, just for a residents' parking permit!
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B
Das geht auch online. Kommen Sie, wir füllen das Formular auf meinem Handy aus.
You can do that online too. Come on, let's fill in the form on my phone.
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A
Online? Mein Nachbar soll daran regelrecht verzweifelt sein, hat mir seine Frau erzählt.
Online? Apparently my neighbour was at his wits' end with it, his wife told me.
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B
Keine Sorge, hier steht nur: „Laden Sie die auf Ihren Namen ausgestellte Zulassungsbescheinigung Teil I hoch.“
Don't worry, all it says here is: 'Upload the registration certificate Part I issued in your name.'
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A
Ach, der Fahrzeugschein, der liegt im Auto. Meine 347 schenke ich Ihnen, falls heute noch jemand drankommt.
Oh, the registration papers, they're in the car. You can have my 347, in case anyone gets called today.
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