Day 138: Back to Work at Sixty-Eight
On the Danube promenade in Regensburg, Roswitha (A), who is retired, tells her old friend Inge (B) some news.
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
Stell dir vor, ich habe mich für einen Minijob im Museum beworben!
Guess what, I've applied for a mini-job at the museum!
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B
Mit achtundsechzig? Du wolltest doch nie wieder arbeiten!
At sixty-eight? You said you never wanted to work again!
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A
Tja, mir ist halt langweilig. Ich hätte mich gleich bewerben sollen, als ich in Rente gegangen bin.
Well, I'm just bored. I should have applied the moment I retired.
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B
Und dann sitzt du den ganzen Tag an der Kasse?
So you'll be sitting on the till all day?
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A
Nicht nur. Manchmal soll ich auch nach oben in die Ausstellung.
Not only that. Sometimes they want me upstairs in the exhibition too.
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B
Das hätte ich auch längst machen sollen. Suchen die noch jemanden?
I should have done that ages ago too. Are they still looking for anyone?
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