Day 170: Holiday Guests Upstairs Every Weekend
In the hallway of their building in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Egon Brandner (A), an older resident, stops his neighbour Vera Reindl (B) to tell her about the flat above his.
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
Haben Sie heute früh auch die Koffer im Treppenhaus poltern hören, Frau Reindl? Über mir ist jetzt eine Ferienwohnung.
Did you hear the suitcases banging about on the stairs this morning too, Mrs Reindl? The flat above mine is a holiday let now.
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B
Die Maiers sind weg? Die Familie, deren Kinder bei uns im Hof immer Schneemänner gebaut haben?
The Maiers have gone? The family whose children always used to build snowmen in our courtyard?
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A
Ja, schon seit Ostern. Jetzt kommen jeden Freitag neue Gäste mit Wanderstöcken, die sonntags schon wieder abreisen.
Yes, since Easter. Now every Friday brings new guests with walking poles, who are off again by Sunday.
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B
Tja, während Einheimische hier nichts finden, bringt so eine Wohnung in einer Woche mehr als früher im Monat.
Well, while locals can't find anything here, a flat like that brings in more in a week than it used to in a month.
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A
Wenn sich das so lohnt, vermiete ich meine auch und ziehe zu meiner Tochter nach Augsburg.
If it pays that well, I'll rent mine out too and move in with my daughter in Augsburg.
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B
Unterstehen Sie sich! Dann bin ich die Letzte hier im Haus, die noch Grüß Gott sagt.
Don't you dare! Then I'd be the last person in the building who still says hello.
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