Day 148: Taking Over Grandma's Car
In the kitchen in Trier, Marion (A) talks to her grown-up daughter Nina (B) about the car of Nina's grandmother, who has stopped driving.
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
Willst du nicht das Auto deiner Oma übernehmen? Sie fährt ja nicht mehr.
Don't you want to take over your grandma's car? She doesn't drive any more, after all.
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B
Den alten Golf? Der ist doch zwanzig Jahre alt.
The old Golf? It's twenty years old!
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A
Na und? Er war immer zuverlässig, Oma hatte nie Probleme.
So what? It's always been reliable; Grandma never had any problems.
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B
Und die Versicherung? Die würde mich ja die Hälfte meines Gehalts kosten!
And the insurance? That would cost me half my salary!
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A
Die zahlt Oma im ersten Jahr. Dafür fährst du sie samstags zum Markt.
Grandma will pay that for the first year. In return, you'll drive her to the market on Saturdays.
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