Day 8: A Ping-Pong Table in the Cellar
In the cellar of a block of flats in Bremen, Mrs Albers (A), a tenant, shows her landlord, Mr Hinrichs (B), the old drying room.
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
Herr Hinrichs, der Trockenraum hier wird kaum noch benutzt. Wie wäre es mit einer Tischtennisplatte?
Mr Hinrichs, this drying room hardly gets used any more. How about a table tennis table?
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B
Stimmt, früher wurde hier die Wäsche vom ganzen Haus getrocknet. Aber was ist, wenn es mal brennt?
True, the whole building's washing used to be dried down here. But what if there's ever a fire?
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A
Wieso? Wir wollen hier Tischtennis spielen, nicht grillen.
Why? We want to play table tennis here, not have a barbecue.
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B
Trotzdem müsste der Raum erst ausgeräumt werden, und der Fluchtweg darf nicht versperrt werden.
Even so, the room would have to be cleared out first, and the escape route mustn't be blocked.
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A
Darum kümmere ich mich, wenn Sie dafür die Platte bezahlen.
I'll take care of that if you pay for the table in return.
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B
Na gut, abgemacht. Aber gespielt wird nur bis 21 Uhr.
All right, it's a deal. But nobody plays after nine.
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