Day 57: Packing Up a Childhood Room
In their house in Dortmund, a week before the family moves to Munich, a fifteen-year-old girl (A) is packing up her room with her mother, Tanja (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
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A
Mama, das Puppenhaus kann ich doch nicht wegwerfen!
Mum, I can't throw the doll's house away!
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B
Aber wir haben keinen Platz, um alles nach München mitzunehmen.
But we haven't got room to take everything to Munich.
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A
Ich weiß. Aber es ist so schwer, alles wegzuwerfen.
I know. But it's so hard to throw it all away.
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B
Schenk das Spielzeug doch den Nachbarskindern, damit es ein zweites Leben bekommt.
Why not give the toys to the children next door, so they get a second life?
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A
Na gut. Aber die Fotos behalte ich, um mich an Dortmund zu erinnern.
Oh, all right. But I'm keeping the photos, to remember Dortmund by.
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B
Verstehe ich. Meine alte Puppe kommt auch mit.
I understand. My old doll is coming with us too.
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