LESSON NOTES

German Listening Comprehension

for Advanced Learners S1 #10
Talking to a Supplier in German

CONTENTS
2 German
2 English
3 Vocabulary
4 Sample Sentences

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 GERMAN

1. Eine Frau und ein Lieferant telefonieren miteinander.

2. Was wird die Frau als erstes bekommen.

3. Sie müssen uns rechtzeitig für den Verkauf nächsten Monat weitere Pullover schicken.

4. Okay, was brauchen Sie?

5. Wir brauchen 1000 Einheiten von den roten Pullovern in Größe S und 400 Einheiten von
den roten Pullovern in Größe L.

6. Außerdem brauchen wir 600 Einheiten von den grünen Pullovern in Größe S und 200
Einheiten von den grünen Pullovern in Größe M bis zum Ende des Monats.

7. Rote und grüne Pullover... Um ehrlich zu sein, geht uns das grüne Garn aus und wir
müssen Ihnen diese Pullover von anderen Lieferanten besorgen. Wir werden zuerst rote
Pullover herstellen.

8. Nein, nein, nein. Wir müssen die roten und grünen Pullover zusammen liefern. Also
stellen Sie bitte so viele grüne Pullover her, wie Sie können.

9. In Ordnung...ich denke wir können fürs Erste 200 grüne Pullover herstellen. Welche
Größe benötigen Sie zuerst?

10. Wir brauchen die kleinen zuerst. Entschuldigen Sie, dass es so kurzfristig kommt, aber
wir brauchen wirklich Ihre Hilfe.

11. Verstanden. Wir werden unser Bestes tun. Wir werden jene grünen Pullover und alle
roten Pullover liefern.

ENGLISH

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1. A woman and a supplier are talking on the phone.

2. What is the woman going to get first?

3. I need you to make and deliver some more sweaters in time for the sale next month.

4. Okay, what do you need?

5. We need 1000 units of small red sweaters, and 400 units of medium red sweaters.

6. And also we need 600 units of small green sweaters, and 200 units of medium green
sweaters by the end of this month.

7. Red and green sweaters... actually we are running out of green yarn and we have to get
them from other suppliers. We'll make the red sweaters first.

8. No, no, no. We have to deliver the red and green sweaters together. So please just make
as many green sweaters as you can.

9. Okay... I think we can make 200 units of green sweaters for now. Which size do you need
first?

10. We need the small ones first. Sorry about the short notice, but we really need your help.

11. All right, we'll do our best. We'll deliver those green sweaters and all the red sweaters.

VOCABULARY

Ge r man English C lass Ge nde r

Lieferant supplier noun masculine

Pullover sweater noun masculine

Garn yarn noun neuter

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 liefern to deliver verb

kurzfristig short notice phrase

mittel medium adjective

bis by preposition

fürs Erste for now expression

SAMPLE SENTENCES

D i e Fi rm a i st be ka n n t a l s d e r H a st d u d i e se n w u n d e rvo l l e n
H a u ptl i e fe ra n t vo n G l ü h bi rn e n . Pu l l o ve r sch o n a n pro bi e rt?

The company is known as the main Have you already tried on this lovely
supplier of lightbulbs. sweater?

Me i n e Ka tz e i st e tw a s Be so n d e re s.
Si e h a t ke i n e rl e i In te re sse d a ra n ,
m i t G a rn z u spi e l e n .
My cat is special; she's absolutely not
interested in playing with yarn.
Es tu t u n s fu rch tba r l e i d , a be r w i r
si n d n i ch t i n d e r L a g e d e n
Kü h l sch ra n k bi s z u m ve re i n ba rte n
Z e i tpu n kt z u l i e fe rn .
We are terribly sorry, but we are not able to
deliver the refrigerator by the scheduled
date.

Si e l a sse n si ch i h r n e u e s So fa bi s L i e fe rn Si e n u r i n d e r Sta d tm i tte

a u f d i e Ve ra n d a i h re s H a u se s o d e r a u ch a u ße rh a l b?
bri n g e n .
Do you deliver only to the city center or
They will have their new couch delivered also outside?
right to their front porch.

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En tsch u l d i g u n g , d a ss e s so Al l e s w a s g rö ße r a l s d i e m i ttl e re
ku rz fri sti g i st, a be r d i e D e a d l i n e G rö ße i st, w i rd n i ch t pa sse n .
ko m m t i m m e r n ä h e r u n d m e i n
Everything that's larger than a medium
Ko l l e g e i st pl ö tz l i ch kra n k
size, won't fit.
g e w o rd e n .

Sorry for the short notice, but the deadline

is drawing nearer and my coworker got
sick suddenly.

Ich m u ss bi s En d e n ä ch ste r Wo ch e Fü rs Erste h a be n w i r g e n u g

e i n e n Au fsa tz a bg e be n , a be r i ch In fo rm a ti o n e n a u sz u w e rte n .
w e i ß n i ch t, w o rü be r i ch sch re i be n
For now we will have enough data to
so l l .
assess.
I have to submit an essay by the end of the
week, but I don't know what to write about.

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