Day 76: Jobticket Instead of Parking
At a team meeting in an insurance office in Leverkusen, the manager, Henning Pohl (A), makes an announcement to Larissa Engel (B), who comes to work by train, and Marius Kleinert (C), who drives in from a village in the Bergisches Land.
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
Ab Januar bekommen Sie alle das Deutschlandticket komplett bezahlt. Dafür fallen die Parkplätze in der Tiefgarage weg.
From January, you'll all get the Deutschlandticket fully paid for. In return, the parking spaces in the underground car park are going.
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B
Das wurde auch Zeit! Bisher pendle ich auf eigene Kosten, während die Autofahrer ihren Parkplatz geschenkt bekommen.
About time too! Up to now I've been commuting at my own expense, while the drivers get their parking spaces for free.
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C
Du hast es ja auch nur fünf Minuten zum Bahnhof, Larissa. Bei mir im Dorf fährt morgens ein Bus, abends keiner.
Well, you're only five minutes from the station, Larissa. In my village there's one bus in the morning and none in the evening.
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A
Das wissen wir, Herr Kleinert. Wer keine zumutbare Verbindung hat, bekommt die Parkgebühren im Parkhaus nebenan zur Hälfte erstattet.
We know that, Mr Kleinert. Anyone without a reasonable connection will get half the fees for the car park next door refunded.
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C
Na toll, je weiter draußen man wohnt, desto mehr zahlt man drauf. Schöne Verkehrswende!
Great, so the further out you live, the more you end up paying. So much for greener transport!
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B
Jetzt übertreib mal nicht. Fahr doch zum nächsten Bahnhof und steig um, wie Tausende andere Pendler auch.
Oh, don't exaggerate. Just drive to the nearest station and change there, like thousands of other commuters.
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C
Sagen Sie mal, Herr Pohl, Sie kommen doch selbst mit dem Dienstwagen. Behalten Sie etwa Ihren Parkplatz?
Tell me, Mr Pohl, you drive in with a company car yourself, don't you? Are you keeping your parking space, by any chance?
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A
Nein, den bekomme ich als Erster gestrichen. Wir sehen uns also in der S-Bahn, Frau Engel.
No, mine's the first to be taken away. So we'll be seeing each other on the S-Bahn, Ms Engel.
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