Day 3: Dad Discovers Youth Slang
In their kitchen in Leipzig, fifteen-year-old Moritz (A) finds that his father Dirk (B) has been reading the newspaper's list of youth slang.
How to study this lesson 3 steps
- Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
- Read the dialogue line by line with its translation, until every line makes sense. Point at (or tap) a German word to see what it means.
- Spend at least 30 minutes listening to native German, for example from the Resources page. It doesn't matter if you don't understand it yet.
Dialogue
Audio recordings are on the way. For now, each lesson is the dialogue with its English translation.
Keys: E hide English · ← → previous / next day · point at a word to see its meaning
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A
Papa, wieso ist die Zeitung bei den Jugendwörtern aufgeschlagen? Bitte sag mir, dass du nichts damit vorhast.
Dad, why is the paper open at the youth-slang page? Please tell me you're not planning anything with it.
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B
Na, Digga, was geht? Der Abwasch da drüben ist voll sus, und wer ihn nicht macht, hat null Aura.
Yo, bro, what's up? That washing-up over there is well sus, and whoever doesn't do it has zero aura.
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A
Alter, hör sofort auf, das ist so cringe. Und „sus“ heißt verdächtig, der Abwasch ist höchstens eklig.
Mate, stop right now, that's so cringe. And 'sus' means suspicious; the washing-up is disgusting at most.
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B
Man nehme einen Schwamm, etwas Spülmittel und einen fünfzehnjährigen Sohn, der dringend Aura farmen muss.
Take one sponge, a little washing-up liquid and one fifteen-year-old son in urgent need of some aura farming.
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A
Du blamierst dich, Papa, das ist peinlich hoch zehn. Wenn du so was vor meinen Freunden sagst, bin ich sozial erledigt.
You're making a fool of yourself, Dad, it's embarrassing to the power of ten. If you say stuff like that in front of my friends, I'm socially dead.
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B
Samstag kommen deine Freunde zum Zocken, und da lese ich ihnen die ganze Liste vor, es sei denn, du räumst ab sofort die Spülmaschine aus.
Your friends are coming round to game on Saturday, and I'll read them the whole list, unless you start emptying the dishwasher from now on.
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A
Das ist Erpressung, Papa! Ich hab heute sogar schon ungefragt den Müll runtergebracht.
That's blackmail, Dad! I even took the rubbish down today without being asked.
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B
Nenn es Erziehung. Du kannst natürlich auch das Taschengeld gekürzt und das WLAN abgestellt bekommen.
Call it parenting. Of course, you could also have your pocket money cut and the Wi-Fi switched off.
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A
Okay, Deal: Ich räume eine Woche lang jeden Tag die Spülmaschine aus, und du sagst nie wieder „Digga“ vor meinen Freunden.
Okay, deal: I empty the dishwasher every day for a week, and you never say 'bro' in front of my friends again.
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B
Abgemacht, es lebe die Diplomatie. Und jetzt ab an die Spüle, Digga, der Abwasch macht sich nicht von selbst.
Deal, long live diplomacy. And now off to the sink, bro, the washing-up won't do itself.
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