Day 88: Leaving the House with Stairs
In their house in Wolfsburg, Wilfried (A), who is retired, talks to his wife Annegret (B) about the stairs.
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
Diese Treppe! Mein Knie macht bald nicht mehr mit.
These stairs! My knee won't put up with them much longer.
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B
Ich weiß. Ich habe mir schon heimlich Wohnungen mit Aufzug angesehen.
I know. I've already been secretly looking at flats with a lift.
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A
Umziehen? Obwohl wir seit vierzig Jahren hier wohnen?
Move? Even though we've lived here for forty years?
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B
Eben. Es ist besser, jetzt umzuziehen als zu spät.
Exactly. It's better to move now than too late.
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A
Und der Garten? Es fällt mir schwer, meine Tomaten aufzugeben.
And the garden? I'll find it hard to give up my tomatoes.
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B
Die Wohnung hat einen Balkon. Deine Tomaten ziehen einfach mit.
The flat has a balcony. Your tomatoes can just move with us.
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