Day 196: Retraining at Forty-Five
In the garden of their house in Detmold, Jennifer (A) tells her husband Kemal (B) about a big decision.
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
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A
Du, ich kündige meinen Bürojob und mache eine Ausbildung zur Gärtnerin.
Listen, I'm quitting my office job and training as a gardener.
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B
Mit fünfundvierzig? Na ja, im Garten bist du wirklich am glücklichsten.
At forty-five? Well, you really are happiest in the garden.
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A
Eben! Das lass ich mir nicht ausreden, nur wegen meines Alters.
Exactly! I won't let anyone talk me out of it just because of my age.
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B
Will ich doch gar nicht. Aber lass dich vorher bei der Agentur für Arbeit beraten.
I'm not trying to. But get some advice from the job centre first.
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A
Da war ich schon letzte Woche. Und jetzt lass mich mal deine Tomaten retten.
I already went last week. And now let me rescue your tomatoes.
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