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Lesson 2 - Conversation

  

In the bakery

In this lesson, Mrs Schulze enters a bakery and talks to the shop assistant Mrs Becker.

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German text

  

English translation
Frau Schulze: Guten Morgen, Frau Becker. Good morning, Mrs Becker.
  ['gu:tən 'mɔrgən, frau 'bɛkɐ]    
       
Frau Becker: Hallo, Frau Schulze. Hello, Mrs Schulze.
  ['halo, frau 'ʃʊltsə]    
  Wie geht es Ihnen? How are you?
  [vi: ge:t ɛs 'i:nən]   Literally: How goes it to you?
       
Frau Schulze: Danke, es geht mir gut. Thank you, I am fine.
  ['daŋkə, ɛs ge:t mi:ə gu:t]   Literally: Thank you, it goes well to me.
  Und Ihnen? And you?
  [ʊnt 'i:nən]   Literally: And to you?
       
Frau Becker: Mir geht es auch gut, danke. I am also fine, thank you.
  [mi:ə ge:t ɛs aux gu:t, 'daŋkə]   Literally: To me it also goes well, thank you.
  Was hätten Sie denn gern? What would you like to have?
  [vas 'hɛtən zi: dɛn gɛrn]   Literally: What would you have then with pleasure?
       
Frau Schulze: Bitte geben Sie mir ein   Please give me a rye bread.
  Roggenbrot.  
  ['bɪtə 'ge:bən zi: mi:ə ain 'rɔgənbro:t]   Literally: Please give you me a rye bread.
       
Frau Becker: Gerne, haben Sie sonst noch   With pleasure, do you have another wish?
  einen Wunsch?  
  ['gɛrnə, 'ha:bən zi: zɔnst nɔx 'ainən vʊnʃ]   Literally: With pleasure, have you still another wish?
       
Frau Schulze: Ja, ich nehme noch vier   Yes, I take four rolls as well.
  Brötchen.  
  [ja:, ɪç 'ne:mə nɔx fi:ə 'brø:tçən]   Literally: Yes, I take as well four little breads.
       
Frau Becker: Was darf ich Ihnen außerdem   What else may I give you?
  noch geben?  
  [vas darf ɪç 'i:nən 'ausɐde:m nɔx 'ge:bən]   Literally: What may I you additionally give?
       
Frau Schulze: Danke, das ist alles. Thank you, that's all.
  ['daŋkə, das ɪst 'aləs]    
  Was muss ich bezahlen? What do I have to pay?
  [vas mʊs ɪç bə'tsa:lən]   Literally: What must I pay?
       
Frau Becker: Das macht genau fünf Euro. That's exactly five Euros.
  [das maxt gə'nau fʏnf 'ɔyro]   Literally: That makes exactly five Euros.
       
Frau Schulze: Bitte schön. There you are.
  ['bɪtə ʃø:n]   Literally: Please nicely.
       
Frau Becker: Vielen Dank. Thank you very much.
  ['fi:lən daŋk]   Literally: Many thanks.
  Ich wünsche Ihnen noch einen   Have a nice day!
  schönen Tag!  
  [ɪç 'vʏnʃə 'i:nən nɔx 'ainən 'ʃø:nən ta:k]   Literally: I wish you still a nice day!
       
Frau Schulze: Danke, das wünsche ich Ihnen   Thank you, the same to you!
  auch!  
  ['daŋkə, das 'vʏnʃə ɪç 'i:nən aux]   Literally: Thank you, that I wish you, too.
  Auf Wiedersehen! Goodbye!
  [auf 'vi:dɐze:ən]   Literally: Until again seeing!
       
Frau Becker: Tschüss, Frau Schulze! Bye, Mrs Schulze!
  [tʃy:s, frau 'ʃʊltsə]    

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