B1 · 21 words
Emil scratches a car
Emil swerves round a cat on his courier bike and scratches a parked car. Learn to say what happened, to talk about fault, witnesses and insurance, and to apologise.
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Emil
Ja, Entschuldigung! Das war aus Versehen, nicht absichtlich.
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Translation
Yes, I'm sorry! It was an accident, not on purpose.
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Car owner
Dann brauche ich die Nummer Ihrer Versicherung.
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Translation
Then I need your insurance number.
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Words and Phrases
- der Kratzer scratch
- der Zeuge witness
- die Zeugin witness
- die Schuld fault
- die Haftpflichtversicherung liability insurance
- der Beweis proof
- der Besitzer owner
- die Besitzerin owner
- passieren to happen
- ausweichen to swerve around
- zerkratzen to scratch
- stürzen to fall
- beweisen to prove
- absichtlich on purpose
- unvorsichtig careless
- aus Versehen by mistake
- schuld sein to be to blame
- Glück im Unglück luck in misfortune
- die Versicherung insurance
- der Schaden damage
- entschuldigen to excuse
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