Day 72: A Back Payment of 340 Euros
In their shared flat in Greifswald, Sina (A) opens the annual gas bill in front of her flatmate Mareike (B).
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
Die Gasabrechnung ist da. Wahnsinn, wir müssen 340 Euro nachzahlen!
The gas bill's here. Unbelievable, we've got to pay 340 euros extra!
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B
Wir haben wohl vergessen, den Abschlag zu erhöhen. Dann zahlt eben jede von uns 170.
We must have forgotten to raise the monthly payment. Then we'll just pay 170 each.
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A
Wäre es nicht fairer, nach Quadratmetern zu teilen? Dein Zimmer ist viel größer.
Wouldn't it be fairer to split it by square metres? Your room's much bigger.
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B
Dafür sitzt du den ganzen Tag im Wohnzimmer, statt in die Bibliothek zu gehen.
But you sit in the living room all day instead of going to the library.
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A
Da ist es wenigstens warm. Und warum ist dein Zimmer immer eiskalt, obwohl die Heizung voll aufgedreht ist?
At least it's warm in there. And why is your room always freezing when the heating's turned right up?
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B
Ähm, ich lüfte oft stundenlang, ohne die Heizung runterzudrehen. Ich übernehme 200, okay?
Er, I often air my room for hours without turning the heating down. I'll pay 200, all right?
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