Deutsch - German
Joe: Entschuldigung. Darf ich Sie etwas fragen?
Schaffnerin: Ja, natürlich.
Joe: Wo finde ich den Speisewagen?
Schaffnerin: Der Speisewagen ist in dieser Richtung….
Joe: Ah okay. Gibt es dort nur Getränke oder auch Essen?
Schaffnerin: Es gibt Getränke und Essen.
Joe: Hmm, und was gibt es alles?
Schaffnerin: Also an Getränken gibt es Wasser, Säfte, Kaffee, Tee oder auch Bier.
Joe: Oh, ganz schön viel. Und was für Essen gibt es?
Schaffnerin: Es gibt Salate und verschiedene Gerichte mit Nudeln, Kartoffeln oder Reis.
Joe: Hmm, das klingt gut. Muss man dann dort im Speisewagen essen oder darf ich das Essen auch mit in mein Abteil nehmen?
Schaffnerin: Es tut mir leid, aber Sie dürfen leider nicht in Ihrem Abteil essen.
Joe: Okay. Ach und, ist der Zug pünktlich?
Schaffnerin: Ja. Wir haben keine Verspätung und werden pünktlich in München ankommen. Die Ankunft ist also um 15
Joe: Hm, und jetzt ist es 13 Uhr.
Schaffnerin: Ja. Sie haben also noch viel Zeit.
Joe: Dann gehe ich jetzt in den Speisewagen. Äh, wo ist der Speisewagen noch mal?
Schaffnerin: Gehen Sie einfach in diese Richtung. Guten Appetit!
Joe: Danke!
Englisch - English
Joe: Excuse me. May I ask you something?
Conductor: Yes, of course.
Joe: Where can I find the dining car?
Conductor: The dining car is in this direction….
Joe: Ah okay. Are there only drinks there or also food?
Conductor: There is drink and food.
Joe: Hmm, and what all is there?
Conductor: So, for drinks there is water, juice, coffee, tea or also beer.
Joe: Oh, quite a lot. And what is there to eat?
Conductor: There is salad and various dishes with pasta, potatoes or rice.
Joe: Excuse me. May I ask you something?
Conductor: Yes, of course.
Joe: Where can I find the dining car?
Conductor: The dining car is in this direction….
Joe: Ah okay. Are there only drinks there or also food?
Conductor: There is drink and food.
Joe: Hmm, and what all is there?
Conductor: So, for drinks there is water, juice, coffee, tea or also beer.
Joe: Oh, quite a lot. And what is there to eat?
Conductor: There is salad and various dishes with pasta, potatoes or rice.
Wortschatz- und Satzgebrauch - Vocabulary Phrase Usage
1. „An Getränken gibt es Wasser, Kaffee oder Bier“ = in terms of drinks, there's water, coffee or beer.
2. „Muss man dann dort im Speisewagen essen?“ = Does one have to eat in the dining-car? … As you see here, „Muss man...“ is a way to carefully explore a subject. This way you can make it sound like a general inquiry, without saying that YOU want to do this.
2. „Muss man dann dort im Speisewagen essen?“ = Does one have to eat in the dining-car? … As you see here, „Muss man...“ is a way to carefully explore a subject. This way you can make it sound like a general inquiry, without saying that YOU want to do this.
Grammatik - Grammar
The focus of this lesson is dürfen
Darf ich Sie etwas fragen?
"May I ask you something?"
In this lesson we came across the verb „dürfen“, which is also somewhat irregular in German. Actually it matches „wollen“, „können“ and „müssen“ in its endings and behaviour. The singular uses the stem darf- and the plural uses the stem dürf-. So, the forms are:
ich darf
du darfst
er darf
wir dürfen
ihr dürft
sie dürfen
Kultureller Einblick - Cultural Insight
Parts of German trains
• „1. Klasse“ cars with extra comfort for executives and other rich people.
• „1. Klasse“ cars with extra comfort for executives and other rich people.
• „2. Klasse“ cars for all others – plenty good enough, especially if you're taking a long-distance train.
• For overnight trips, there are also some trains with couchette coaches (Liegewagen) and sleeping cars (Schlafwagen). If you're planning to sleep, sleeping cars are obviously the nicest, but I have seen people sleep even in the regular cars (Sitzwagen). It helps that the fastest trains in Germany also provide the smoothest ride.
• For overnight trips, there are also some trains with couchette coaches (Liegewagen) and sleeping cars (Schlafwagen). If you're planning to sleep, sleeping cars are obviously the nicest, but I have seen people sleep even in the regular cars (Sitzwagen). It helps that the fastest trains in Germany also provide the smoothest ride.
• Speisewagen / Bordrestaurant / Bordbistro = diner inside the train, usually between the 1st class and 2nd class cars.
DANKE
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