Day 69: Forty Square Metres in Munich
From Frankfurt, Jochen (A) phones his adult son Leonard (B) in Munich with an idea.
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
Leonard, ich würde dir gern helfen, eine kleine Wohnung zu kaufen.
Leonard, I'd like to help you buy a small flat.
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B
Eine Wohnung? Papa, hier ist es fast unmöglich, was unter einer halben Million zu finden.
A flat? Dad, it's almost impossible to find anything here for under half a million.
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A
Stimmt nicht ganz. In Haidhausen wird gerade eine mit vierzig Quadratmetern für 480.000 Euro angeboten.
That's not quite true. There's a forty-square-metre one in Haidhausen on offer for 480,000 euros right now.
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B
Kenn ich, die wurde 1972 gebaut und seitdem nie renoviert. Der Preis ist doch absurd.
I know that one. It was built in 1972 and hasn't been renovated since. The price is absurd.
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A
Als Geldanlage lohnt sie sich trotzdem. Und das Eigenkapital würde ich dir geben.
As an investment it's still worth it. And I'd give you the deposit.
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B
Lieb gemeint, Papa. Aber ich hab mich ehrlich gesagt schon bei einer Genossenschaft beworben.
That's kind of you, Dad. But to be honest, I've already applied to a housing cooperative.
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A
Warum sagst du das nicht gleich? Dann zahle ich dir eben die Genossenschaftsanteile.
Why didn't you say so straight away? Then I'll pay for your cooperative shares instead.
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