Day 181: An Offer From Jena
In their flat in Würzburg, Valentina (A), a researcher, has news for her boyfriend Joscha (B), a nurse at a hospital in the city.
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
Joscha, die Uni in Jena hat mir die Stelle angeboten! Ich soll schon im April anfangen.
Joscha, the university in Jena has offered me the job! They want me to start as early as April.
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B
Wahnsinn, Glückwunsch! Aber Jena ist so weit weg, dass ich unmöglich jeden Tag pendeln könnte.
That's amazing, congratulations! But Jena's so far away that there's no way I could commute every day.
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A
Darüber zerbreche ich mir schon den ganzen Tag den Kopf. Falls wir umziehen, müsstest du ja kündigen.
I've been racking my brains about that all day. If we move, you'd have to hand in your notice.
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B
Als Pfleger finde ich überall was, das ist nicht das Problem. Ist dein Vertrag eigentlich wieder befristet?
As a nurse I can find something anywhere, that's not the problem. Is your contract fixed-term again, though?
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A
Auf drei Jahre, wie immer in der Forschung. Falls er nicht verlängert wird, hast du umsonst gekündigt.
For three years, as always in research. If it isn't extended, you'll have handed in your notice for nothing.
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B
Nicht umsonst, sondern für dich. Und die Kliniken dort suchen so dringend Leute, dass ich mir was aussuchen kann.
Not for nothing: for you. And the hospitals there are so desperate for staff that I can take my pick.
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A
Du hast schon Stellenanzeigen aus Jena gelesen? Dann kann ich meine Pro-und-Kontra-Liste ja wegwerfen.
You've already been reading job adverts in Jena? Then I might as well throw away my list of pros and cons.
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