Day 192: Abitur Results at the Letterboxes
At the letterboxes of their building in Jena, Heidi Kretschmar (A) and Regine Böttcher (B), two neighbours, talk about their children's Abitur, the school-leaving exams.
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
Frau Böttcher, ich habe gehört, Ihre Tochter hat das beste Abitur im ganzen Jahrgang!
Mrs Böttcher, I heard your daughter got the best Abitur in her whole year!
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B
Ja, und wir sind so stolz auf sie. Aber vorher konnte sie wochenlang kaum schlafen.
Yes, and we're so proud of her. But before that she could hardly sleep for weeks.
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A
Das glaube ich gern. Mein Sohn musste in Mathe noch eine mündliche Prüfung machen.
I can well believe it. My son had to do an extra oral exam in maths.
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B
Ach herrje! Hat er sie denn bestanden?
Oh dear! And did he pass?
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A
Ja, zum Glück. Aber am nervösesten war eigentlich ich.
Yes, luckily. But the most nervous one was actually me.
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B
Das kenne ich. Wir Mütter hätten auch ein Zeugnis verdient.
I know the feeling. We mums ought to get a certificate too.
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