Day 179: New Shoes for a Sore Back
In a running shop in Kaiserslautern, Leander (A), a young customer, steps off the treadmill and turns to the assistant, Astrid (B), who has been watching him run.
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? Seit ich laufe, tut mir ständig der Rücken weh.
Well? Ever since I took up running, my back's been hurting all the time.
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B
Kein Wunder, Sie treten sehr hart auf. Wie alt sind denn die Schuhe?
No wonder, you're coming down very hard on your feet. How old are those shoes?
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A
Die hatte ich schon in der Schule. Aber sie waren immer so bequem!
I had them back at school. But they were always so comfortable!
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B
Wenn Sie jeden Tag laufen, brauchen Sie aber richtige Laufschuhe.
If you run every day, though, you need proper running shoes.
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A
Jeden Tag? Na ja, bisher war es eher jeden zweiten Sonntag.
Every day? Well, so far it's been more like every other Sunday.
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B
Dann reicht auch ein günstigeres Modell. Aber wenn Sie erst neue haben, laufen Sie bestimmt öfter!
Then a cheaper model will do. But once you've got new ones, I'm sure you'll run more often!
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