Day 132: A Job Across the Border
At breakfast in Saarbrücken, Kirsten (A) asks her husband André (B) about a job offer in Luxembourg, while their daughter Lilly (C) listens.
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.
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A
Und, hast du schon zugesagt? Am ersten September geht's doch los.
So, have you said yes yet? It starts on the first of September.
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B
Nein, ich sage ab. Jeden Tag zwei Stunden Fahrt über die Grenze sind mir zu viel.
No, I'm turning it down. Two hours' driving across the border every day is too much for me.
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A
Echt? Also, ich hätte die Stelle sofort genommen.
Really? Well, I'd have taken the job straight away.
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C
Hätte ich dann in Luxemburg zur Schule gehen müssen?
Would I have had to go to school in Luxembourg, then?
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B
Nein, wir wären hiergeblieben. Ich wäre halt erst abends nach Hause gekommen.
No, we'd have stayed here. I just wouldn't have got home until the evening.
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C
Dann sag bloß ab, Papa! Wer spielt sonst mit mir Fußball?
Then definitely say no, Dad! Who else would play football with me?
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