Fit für die Prüfung - A2 - Hören: Telefonat zur Entschuldigung von der Arbeit
Exam Ready - A2 - Listening: Phone Call to Apologize for Missing Work
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Hallo
hello
,
Frau
Ms.
Hansen
Hansen
!
Hier
this is
Larsen
Larsen
.
Ich
I
kann
can
heute
today
leider
unfortunately
nicht
not
zur
to
Arbeit
work
kommen
come
.
Hello, Ms. Hansen! This is Larsen. Unfortunately, I can't come to work today.
Oh
oh
,
sind
are
Sie
you
krank
sick
?
-
Meine
my
Tochter
daughter
hat
has
eine
the
Grippe
flu
und
and
ich
I
muss
have to
mit
with
ihr
her
zum
to the
Arzt
doctor
gehen
go
.
Oh, are you sick? - My daughter has the flu and I have to take her to the doctor.
Wir
we
haben
have
doch
after all
heute
today
den
the
wichtigen
important
Gesprächstermin
appointment
!
Kann
can
das
that
nicht
not
Ihre
your
Frau
wife
machen
do
?
We have the important meeting today! Can't your wife do it?
Meine
my
Frau
wife
nimmt
takes
gleich
right away
das
the
Taxi
taxi
zum
to the
Flughafen
airport
.
Sie
she
muss
has to go
beruflich
for professional reasons
für
for
eine
a
Woche
week
nach
to
London
London
.
My wife is about to take a taxi to the airport. She has to go to London for work for a week.
Warum
why
kann
can
der
the
Mann
man
nicht
not
zur
to
Arbeit
work
kommen
come
?
-
Er
he
muss
has to
mit
with
seiner
his
kranken
sick
Tochter
daughter
zum
to the
Arzt
doctor
gehen
go
.
Why can't the man come to work? - He has to take his sick daughter to the doctor.
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Exam Ready - A2 - Listening: Phone Call to Apologize for Missing Work
