Scenario for calling the reception 1.
A: Empfang, Stein am Apparat.
explanation
Welcome, Stein is on the phone, or this is Stein speaking.
Empfang is a greeting words, means ‘welcome’ or something like, I’ve received your line, and
Stein is the call taker name, followed by
am Apparat means ‘on the phone’, so the whole sentence is a general greeting way for call taker, with name and waiting for the caller to say something.
B: Hallo, Paech hier. Wie ist die Telefonnummer von Frau Mazanke, Marketingabteilung ?
explanation
Hello, This is Peach, What is the telephone number for Mrs.Mazanke, Marketing department.
hier means ‘here’, like here is ‘Paech’or this is ‘Paech’ or my name is ‘Paech’ and von means ‘for’, Frau is ‘Mrs.’ Herr is ‘Mr.’
A: Einen Moment, 6834 und die Durchwahl ist 4817
explanation
One moment, 6834, and the direct line is 4817
I think, here, the 4817 means the extension number for internal dialing. Durchwahl literally means ‘Direct Dialing’ here.
B: Danke schön
explanation
Thank you very much!
schön literally means ‘nice’, here with Danke means ‘very much’
Scenario for calling the reception 2.
A: Hello, ich brauche die Telefonnummer von Herrn Feldmeier in München.
explanation
Hello, I need the telephone number for Mr. Feldmeier in Munich
brauche means ‘need’
B: Ja, die Vorwahl ist 089 und dann die 448039087
explanation
Yes, the Area code number is 089 and then 448039087.
Vorwahl means the ‘Area code’ for telephone number, don’t be mixed up with Durchwahl , dann means ‘then’
Scenario for calling the reception 3.
A: Stein, Empfang
explanation
Stein,Welcome.
B:
Guten Morgen, Frau Stein. Wie ist die Telefonnummer von Frau Rosenberg in Dresden
explanation
Good morning, Mrs. Stein, What is the telephone number for Mrs. Rosenberg in Dresden.
A:
Frau Rosenberg, Serviceteam?
explanation
Mrs.Rosenberg. Service team?
B:
Ja
A:
Das ist die 264251 und die 0351 für Dresden
explanation
It is 264251 and 0351 for Dresden
You should be aware, the Dresden is a name of a place, 0351 for the place implies that the 0351 is a Vorwahl
Scenario for Pay the bill in restaurant .
A: Wir möchten zahlen bitte
explanation
We want to pay,please
möchten means ‘want’, zahlen means ‘to pay’, actually the nouns for bill is Rechnung
B:
Zusammen oder getrennt?
explanation
Together or separated?
Here the waiter would check if they want to pay as a whole or go dutch (split the bill)
A:
Zusammen
B:
Zwei Tee, Das macht 6 Euro bitte.
explanation
2 Tea, this brings about 6 Euro.
macht is a versatile verb, it is related to ‘do’ something. like Was machst du? means “what do you do (for a living)” . Here, just think it means ‘cost’
A:
Hier, bitte
explanation
Here, please
it is more like “here you are”
B:
Danke
A:
Auf Wiedersehen
explanation
See you again
Auf here is just ‘upon’ like words, no real meaning here , just with the
Wiedersehen
This way of “good bye” doesn’t refer to the detail time for the next time meeting, it just mean “hopefully,probably, we can meet each other again”
Here is some difference of “goodbye”
Bis gleich! see you a moment later, very soon, in minutes.
Bis Später! see you soon, very soon, but may be in hours.
Bis Morgen! see you tomorrow, literally means next morning
Bis Bald! see you soon, could be day or weeks.
Tschüss bye, this simplest way.
Auf Wiedersehen more formal way of good bye. or see you again. not time implication.
Notes: All sample is from the A1 Deutsch book.
Deutschkurs Memo Link:
A1
Go to German Language Index.