Day 91: White Paint Before Moving Out
In a DIY store in Ludwigshafen, Sonja (A), a customer, asks Katarzyna (B), a young shop assistant, for help with paint.
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.
Keys: E hide English · ← → previous / next day · point at a word to see its meaning
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A
Entschuldigung, mein Vermieter will überall weiße Wände, bevor ich ausziehe.
Excuse me, my landlord wants white walls everywhere before I move out.
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B
Kein Problem. Wie viele Zimmer wollen Sie denn streichen?
No problem. How many rooms do you want to paint?
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A
Alle drei, obwohl ich nur zwei Jahre dort gewohnt habe!
All three, even though I've only lived there for two years!
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B
Und welche Farbe haben die Wände jetzt?
And what colour are the walls now?
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A
Tja, das Wohnzimmer ist dunkelblau, die Küche gelb.
Well, the living room is dark blue, and the kitchen's yellow.
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B
Oje, dann ist es besser, zweimal zu streichen. Nehmen Sie lieber vier Eimer.
Oh dear, then it's better to give them two coats. You'd better take four tubs.
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