Day 123: Radio Panel on Food Prices
In a local radio studio in Chemnitz, the host, Hendrik Vogt (A), asks Marion Seifert (B), who runs a supermarket, and Erik Rösler (C), a farmer, why food is still so expensive.
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
Frau Seifert, die Energiepreise sind doch wieder gesunken. Warum sind Lebensmittel trotzdem so teuer?
Ms Seifert, energy prices have come down again. So why is food still so expensive?
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B
Nicht aufs alte Niveau. Sobald unsere Kosten sinken, geben wir das an die Kunden weiter.
Not to where they were. As soon as our costs fall, we'll pass that on to our customers.
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C
Sie tun ja so, als ob nur der Strom schuld wäre. Bei uns Landwirten kommt kaum was an.
You're acting as if electricity were the only thing to blame. Hardly any of the money reaches us farmers.
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B
Bevor eine Kartoffel im Regal liegt, wird sie aber gewaschen, sortiert und transportiert.
But before a potato gets onto the shelf, it's washed, sorted and transported.
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C
Und aussortiert! Krummes Gemüse wird tonnenweise verschwendet, nur weil es angeblich keiner kauft.
And rejected! Tonnes of wonky vegetables go to waste, just because supposedly nobody buys them.
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B
Da ist was dran. Wenn Sie liefern, verkaufen wir krumme Möhren ab Montag günstiger.
You've got a point there. If you supply us, we'll sell wonky carrots cheaper from Monday.
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A
Liebe Hörerinnen und Hörer, das haben Sie live gehört! Bevor hier jemand einen Rückzieher macht: Musik!
You heard it live, dear listeners! Before anyone backs out: music!
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