Day 55: A Call From Copenhagen
On a video call, Carla (A), who lives in Flensburg, talks to her older brother Ole (B), who has been working as a nurse in Copenhagen since last year.
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.
Keys: E hide English · ← → previous / next day · point at a word to see its meaning
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A
Na, Ole, harte Schicht gehabt? Du siehst irgendwie bedrückt aus.
So, Ole, had a tough shift? You look a bit down.
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B
Ich überlege, nach Flensburg zurückzukommen. Hier ist einfach alles irre teuer.
I'm thinking of coming back to Flensburg. Everything here is just insanely expensive.
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A
Echt jetzt? Seit du dort bist, schwärmst du in jeder Nachricht von der Stadt.
Seriously? Ever since you got there, you've been raving about the city in every message.
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B
Schon, aber für mein winziges Zimmer zahle ich fast 1.000 Euro. Und ein Bier kostet acht.
True, but I pay almost 1,000 euros for my tiny room. And a beer costs eight.
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A
Bevor du was entscheidest, besuche ich dich. Solange ich da bin, geht jedes Bier auf mich.
Before you decide anything, I'm coming to visit you. While I'm there, every beer's on me.
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B
Abgemacht. Aber ich warne dich: Nach drei Tagen willst du dann auch nicht mehr weg.
Deal. But I'm warning you: after three days you won't want to leave either.
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