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Taxi rank The New National Gallery is one of the many attractions around Potsdamer Platz, a symbol of contemporary Berlin. Andrea's attending an opening there, but she's running late.
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Taxi! Guten Abend. Sind Sie frei?
Taxi! Good evening. Are you free? 		Andrea hails taxi Ja.
Yes.




   
   
Wohin, bitte?
Where to? 		Driver asks for destination Zur Neuen Nationalgalerie.
To the New National Gallery.




   
   
Ist das am Potsdamer Platz?
Is that at Potsdamer Platz? 		Postdamer Platz Genau.
Exactly.




   
   
So, wir sind da.
Ok, we're here. 		They arrive at destination Prima. Vielen Dank.
Great. Many thanks.




   
   
Acht Euro, bitte.
Eight Euros, please. 		Andrea pays her fare Zehn Euro. Stimmt so.
Ten Euros. Keep the change.
Danke. Viel Spaß.
Thank you. Have fun. 		Auf Wiedersehen.
Good bye.


   
   

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