Day 65: From Munich to Görlitz
At the town hall in Görlitz, Dagmar Heinze (A), a head of department, asks Nina Berger (B), a new colleague who has moved from Munich for the job, how she is settling in.
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
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A
Frau Berger, Sie sind jetzt einen Monat hier. Haben Sie sich schon eingelebt?
Ms Berger, you've been here a month now. Have you settled in yet?
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B
So halb, ehrlich gesagt. Die Miete ist ein Traum, aber meine Freunde fehlen mir.
Sort of, to be honest. The rent is a dream, but I miss my friends.
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A
Kenne ich, nur umgekehrt: Nach der Wende zog ich nach München und fand ewig keine Wohnung.
I know the feeling, just the other way round: after the Wall came down I moved to Munich and couldn't find a flat for ages.
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B
Sie haben in München gelebt? Und warum sind Sie zurückgekommen?
You lived in Munich? So why did you come back?
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A
Es wurde mir zu teuer. Hätte ich gewusst, wie schön es hier inzwischen ist, wäre ich früher zurückgekommen.
It got too expensive for me. If I'd known how lovely it is here now, I'd have come back sooner.
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B
Dann besteht ja Hoffnung. Vielleicht locke ich meine Freunde mit den Mieten hierher.
Then there's hope. Maybe I'll lure my friends here with the rents.
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