Day 160: Moving Closer to the Grandchildren
At home in Mönchengladbach, Günter (A) and his wife Margot (B) talk about their daughter's idea that they should sell their house and move to Hamburg.
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
Mit den Zwillingen wächst Ulrike alles über den Kopf. Sie fragt, ob wir nicht verkaufen und nach Hamburg ziehen wollen.
It's all getting too much for Ulrike with the twins. She's asking whether we might sell up and move to Hamburg.
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B
Dafür soll ich alles aufgeben, was wir hier haben? Die Nachbarn, die wir seit vierzig Jahren kennen?
I'm supposed to give up everything we have here for that? The neighbours we've known for forty years?
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A
Neue Nachbarn findet man überall, Margot. Hamburg ist ja nicht aus der Welt.
You can find new neighbours anywhere, Margot. Hamburg isn't the other side of the world.
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B
Und mein Garten? In einer Etagenwohnung gibt es nichts, worauf ich mich im Frühjahr freuen könnte.
And what about my garden? In a flat there'd be nothing I could look forward to in spring.
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A
Eins gäbe es schon: zwei Enkel, die jeden Nachmittag bei dir klingeln, statt dir nur per Video zuzuwinken.
There'd be one thing: two grandchildren ringing your doorbell every afternoon instead of just waving at you on a video call.
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B
Das ist unfair, Günter, dagegen komme ich nicht an. Aber wenn wir umziehen, kommen meine Rosen mit.
That's unfair, Günter, I can't argue with that. But if we move, my roses are coming with us.
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