Day 153: Up at Five for the Apprenticeship
Over the garden fence in Gelsenkirchen, Harald Kowalczyk (A) has some news about his son for his neighbour, Ulf Brinkmann (B).
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
Herr Brinkmann, mein Sohn macht jetzt eine Ausbildung zum Dachdecker!
Mr Brinkmann, my son's started an apprenticeship as a roofer!
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B
Na, dafür hat er als Kind ja schon auf unserer Garage geübt!
Well, he practised for that on our garage roof as a boy!
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A
Stimmt! Aber er muss um fünf aufstehen, sodass er abends beim Essen einschläft.
True! But he has to get up at five, so he falls asleep over dinner.
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B
Der Arme! Macht ihm das denn trotzdem Spaß?
Poor lad! Does he actually enjoy it, though?
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A
Und wie! Er ist so glücklich, dass er sogar im Schlaf von Dächern redet.
You bet! He's so happy that he even talks about roofs in his sleep.
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