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Lotte goes to the theatre

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Lotte goes to the theatre

Lotte has tickets for the premiere, leaves her coat at the cloakroom and finds her seat in row seven. Learn to talk about a play, the actors and the plot, and to say what impressed you.

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  1. Lotte

    Frau Hilde, schön, dass Sie dabei sind! Die Mäntel geben wir hier an der Garderobe ab.

    Translation

    Frau Hilde, how nice that you're here! We leave our coats here at the cloakroom.

  2. Frau Hilde

    Translation

    Thank you, Lotte. I haven't been to a premiere for a long time.

  3. Lotte

    Unsere Plätze sind in Reihe sieben, ganz nah an der Bühne.

    Translation

    Our seats are in row seven, very close to the stage.

  4. Frau Hilde

    Wunderbar! Von dort sehe ich die Schauspieler ganz genau.

    Translation

    Wonderful! From there I'll see the actors really well.

  5. Lotte

    Jetzt ist Pause. Wie gefällt Ihnen das Stück bis jetzt?

    Translation

    It's the interval now. How do you like the play so far?

  6. Frau Hilde

    Translation

    What an impressive production! The actress playing the queen is excellent.

  7. Lotte

    Translation

    Yes! It's just the plot I don't quite understand yet.

  8. Frau Hilde

    Das wird bestimmt später klar. Als ich jung war, stand ich übrigens selbst auf der Bühne.

    Translation

    I'm sure it'll become clear later. By the way, when I was young, I was on the stage myself.

  9. Lotte

    Translation

    Really? What part did you play?

  10. Frau Hilde

    Ich war die Julia! Die Zeitung hat mich damals kritisiert, aber das Publikum war begeistert.

    Translation

    I was Juliet! The newspaper criticised me back then, but the audience was thrilled.

  11. Lotte

    Translation

    What applause! It's been a long time since a performance impressed me this much.

  12. Frau Hilde

    Translation

    Nor me, Lotte. Shall we go to the theatre together again soon?

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