Conversation in German, level B2

The missing cake

A colleague notices something suspicious beside your laptop.

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In the break roomTranslation

Colleague

Du hast doch keinen Kuchen mitgebracht, oder?

You haven't brought cake, have you?

You

Doch. Er steht hinter deinem Laptop.

Yes, I have. It's behind your laptop.

Colleague

Ich dachte, du wolltest nicht backen.

I thought you didn't want to bake.

You

Wollte ich auch nicht. Ich habe ihn gekauft.

I didn't. I bought it.

Colleague

Dann hast du nicht die ganze Nacht gebacken?

So you didn't spend all night baking?

Your turn.

Press pause. Confirm that you did not bake all night.

Colleague

Und wer behauptet jetzt, der Kuchen sei selbst gemacht?

And who's now claiming the cake is homemade?

You

Du. Ich habe nur gesagt, dass er gut ist.

You. All I said was that it's good.

Doch contradicts a negative. Nein confirms it.

Du hast nicht gebacken? Nein, ich habe ihn gekauft.

You did not bake? No, I bought it.

Good to know

Doch, ich habe gebacken would contradict the question instead.

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