Day 93: Washing at Thirty Degrees
In the laundry room in the basement of their block of flats in Gera, Heike Lindner (A) finds her neighbour Dagmar Voß (B) hanging up her washing.
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
Sie hängen Ihre Wäsche ja immer im Keller auf, Frau Voß.
You always hang your washing up in the basement, Mrs Voß.
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B
Na klar, der Trockner frisst doch Strom ohne Ende.
Of course, the tumble dryer eats up electricity like nobody's business.
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A
Stimmt, meine letzte Stromrechnung war eine Katastrophe.
True, my last electricity bill was a disaster.
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B
Es lohnt sich übrigens auch, nur bei dreißig Grad zu waschen.
By the way, it's also worth washing at just thirty degrees.
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A
Jetzt ärgere ich mich, dass ich Sie nicht früher gefragt habe!
Now I'm kicking myself for not asking you sooner!
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