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Schlemmer
Schlemmer
,
hallo
hello
?
-
Hallo
hello
,
Frau
Mrs.
Schlemmer
Schlemmer
,
hier
this is
Florian
Florian
Mayer
Mayer
.
Schlemmer, hello? - Hello, Mrs. Schlemmer, this is Florian Mayer.
Sie
you
verkaufen
sell
alte
old
Möbel
furniture
?
-
Ja
yes
.
Do you sell old furniture? - Yes.
Heute
today
Morgen
morning
hab'
've
ich
I
Ihnen
you
geschrieben
written
,
dass
that
ich
I
das
the
Sofa
sofa
kaufen
buy
möchte
would like to
.
-
Ja
yes
,
ich
I
erinnere
remember
mich
me
.
This morning I wrote to you that I would like to buy the sofa. - Yes, I remember.
Tut
does
mir
me
leid
sorry
,
aber
but
es
it
ist
is
zu
too
groß
big
,
das
that
kann
can
ich
I
nicht
not
mit
with
meinem
my
Auto
car
abholen
pick up
.
I'm sorry, but it's too big, I can't pick it up with my car.
Aber
but
der
the
Wohnzimmertisch
coffee table
interessiert
interests
mich
me
.
-
Können
can
Sie
you
haben
have
.
But I'm interested in the coffee table. - You can have it.
Und
and
die
the
vier
four
Stühle
chairs
,
nehmen
take
Sie
you
die
those
auch
as well
?
-
Da
there
habe
have
ich
I
eigene
own
.
-
OK
ok
.
And the four chairs, are you taking those as well? - I have my own. - OK.
Was
What
kauft
buys
der
the
Mann
man
?
-
Der
The
Mann
man
kauft
buys
den
the
Wohnzimmertisch
coffee table
.
What is the man buying? - The man is buying the coffee table.
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Exam Ready - A2 - Listening: Phone Call About Buying Furniture
