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Bahn: Hallo, wie kann ich Ihnen helfen?
Joe: Hallo, ich möchte gerne eine Fahrkarte kaufen.
Bahn: Okay. Wohin möchten Sie fahren?
Joe: Ich möchte nach München fahren.
Bahn: Gut. Und wann möchten Sie nach München?
Joe: Montag früh.
Bahn: Okay, ich gucke mal im Computer… Also, Sie können einen Zug um halb 9 nehmen. Sie müssen nicht umsteigen und sind dann um 15 Uhr15 in München am Hauptbahnhof.
Joe: Hmm und wie viel kostet die Fahrkarte?
Bahn: 89 Euro.
Joe: Oh. Das ist viel Geld.
Bahn: Hmm, sie können auch den Zug um Viertel vor 10 oder um 10 Uhr
nehmen. Dann kostet die Fahrkarte nur 79 Euro.
Joe Hmm, nein. Dann nehme ich den Zug um 9 Uhr 30.
Bahn Äh. Sie meinen 8 Uhr 30. Um halb zehn fährt kein Zug nach München.
Joe: Oh, ja natürlich.
Bahn: Möchten Sie auch die Rückfahrt buchen?
Joe: Nein, danke. Jetzt noch nicht.
Bahn: Okay, dann reserviere ich jetzt einen Sitzplatz für den Zug
Berlin-München am Montag um 8
Joe: Gut.
Bahn Das macht dann 89 Euro, bitte.
Joe: Bitte sehr.
Bahn: Danke. Gute Reise!
Joe: Danke.

Englisch - English

Bahn: Hello, how can I help you?
Joe: Hello, I'd like to buy a ticket.
Bahn: Okay. Where would you like to go?
Joe: I would like to go to Munich.
Bahn: Good. And when do you want to [go to] Munich?
Joe: Early on Monday.
Bahn: Okay, I shall look in the computer... Well, you can take a train at half past 8. You don't have to change trains and you will be at Munich main train station at 3.15pm.
Joe: Hmm, and how much does the ticket cost?
Bahn: 89 Euros.
Joe: Oh. That is a lot of money.
Bahn: Hmm, you could also take the train at quarter to 10 or at 10. Then the ticket is only 79 Euros.
Joe: Hmm, no. I'll take the train at 9.30.
Bahn: Ehm. You mean 8.30. There is no train to Munich at half past 9.
Joe: Oh, yes of course.
Bahn: Would you like to book the trip back as well?
Joe: No, thanks. Not yet.
Bahn: Okay, then I shall now reserve a seat on the train Berlin-Munich on Monday at 8.30am.
Joe: Good.
Bahn: That's 89 Euros please.
Joe: There you go.
Bahn: Thanks. Have a good trip!
Joe: Thanks.

Wortschatz- und Satzgebrauch - Vocabulary Phrase Usage

1. noch nicht = „still not“ = not yet.
2. „Bitte sehr“ is the same as „Bitte“ or „Bitte schön“, just a polite thing to say when handing something over.
3. „Gute Reise“ = „Good trip“ = Have a good trip! 
4. Remember that „am“ is a combination of „an“ and „dem“, so it means „at the“. It is not possible to say „an dem“ unless you mean „at this“... if you mean „at the“, these two words always mesh together to form „am“.

Grammatik - Grammar

The focus of this lesson is telling the time in German.
Sie meinen 8 Uhr 30. Um halb zehn fährt kein Zug nach München.
"You mean 8.30am. There is no train to Munich at half past nine.
In German, there are different ways to give the time. The most common one is to name the nearest quarter of the hour.
Um ____ => for the full hour
Viertel nach ____ => for a quarter past a certain hour
Halb ____ => for half an hour before (halb 8 = half past 7!)
Viertel vor ____ => A quarter of an hour before the full hour
You can also indicate any amount of minutes before or after the full hour by using „vor“ (before, to) and „nach“ (after).
Zehn nach Sechs. => Ten past six.
Zwanzig vor Vier. => Twenty to four.
Or you can give the time „digitally“ by just reading the numbers – e.g. „Zwölf Uhr Vierunddreißig“
(12:34). When using this approach, almost all Germans will use a 24 hour schema, instead of 12. So 5 o’clock in the evening is usually called „17 Uhr“ (17 o'clock!).

Kultureller Einblick - Cultural Insight

Travelling in Germany Here is an overview of the transportation that is available to you if you want to travel within Germany and the neighbouring countries. Car – obviously you can rent a car and drive around, once you've familiarised yourself with the German traffic rules and the look of the road signs, which is rather different from the ones in the states. However, keep in mind that gas is at least twice and sometimes three times as expensive as in the states, so this may not be the cheapest nor the most convenient way to see Germany. Bus – Busses are good for getting around in cities, but Germany does not rely much on long-distance busses, because trains are so much faster and more comfortable. Still, there are a couple long-distance bus lines available that you may try. They will take you to from and to major German cities and some international ones. Train – Next to cars, trains are foremost in people's minds when thinking long-distance travel. Germany boasts fast trains that can take you from any big city to any other at speeds of up to 190 miles per hour. They even go internationally – you may be able to catch a direct train to Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam, continental Denmark, Warsaw, Prague, Vienna, Milan or Basel. There is also a comprehensive network of slower, regional trains, which in conjunction with the fast trains reach almost every town in Germany. Plane – Flying from one part of Germany to another is a very new concept and only made possible by the rush of cheap airlines. Now however, even hopping to Venice, Barcelona or London for a weekend is affordable to many. You just have to wait for a good offer.
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