Listening and checking a detail
Habe ich richtig verstanden: Viertel nach drei?
Identify a short spoken message’s purpose and key details, then ask precisely about what is unclear.
On the first listen, identify the situation and intended action. On a second listen, focus on time, place, number or change. A correction such as nicht …, sondern … replaces the first value; do not keep both as equally current. Viertel nach drei is 15:15 in an afternoon context, while Viertel vor drei is 14:45. If one detail is unclear, ask about that detail rather than pretending to understand everything. Repeat the agreed information for confirmation. The transcript is a fallback for access and reading practice, not proof that you understood the audio without help.
Habe ich richtig verstanden?
Have I understood correctly?
Meinen Sie Viertel nach drei?
Do you mean a quarter past three?
Nicht Raum zwei, sondern Raum drei.
Not room two, but room three.
Könnten Sie die Uhrzeit bitte wiederholen?
Could you repeat the time, please?
Also treffen wir uns am Seiteneingang.
So we are meeting at the side entrance.
Danke, jetzt ist es klar.
Thank you, now it is clear.
On the first listen, identify the situation and intended action. On a second listen, focus on time, place, number or change. A correction such as nicht …, sondern … replaces the first value; do not keep both as equally current. Viertel nach drei is 15:15 in an afternoon context, while Viertel vor drei is 14:45. If one detail is unclear, ask about that detail rather than pretending to understand everything. Repeat the agreed information for confirmation. The transcript is a fallback for access and reading practice, not proof that you understood the audio without help.
Identify a short spoken message’s purpose and key details, then ask precisely about what is unclear.
Viertel nach drei means 3:15, not 3:45. In an afternoon message, use 15:15.
Situation first, detail second. Not X but Y → Y. Confirm a detail with Habe ich richtig verstanden …?
Ask a partner to read a short appointment message twice, changing one detail with nicht …, sondern …. Note the final time and place, then ask one precise confirmation question. If you use the transcript, mark this as supported practice.