Day 88 of 159

Day 88: The Last Printed Paper in Stralsund

At breakfast in Stralsund, Knut (A), who has read the local paper in print every morning for fifty years, shares some news from it with his grandson Robin (B).

How to study this lesson 3 steps
  1. Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
  2. 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.
  3. 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

  1. A

    Stell dir vor: Wegen der Kosten wird unsere Zeitung ab Januar nicht mehr gedruckt.

    Can you believe it? From January our paper won't be printed any more, because of the costs.

  2. B

    Weiß ich schon aus einem Video. Soll ich dir die App einrichten?

    I know, I saw it in a video. Shall I set up the app for you?

  3. A

    Fünfzig Jahre lag sie neben meiner Tasse, und jetzt soll ich aufs Handy starren?

    For fifty years it's sat next to my cup, and now I'm meant to stare at a phone?

  4. B

    Ist doch dieselbe Zeitung, nur ohne Papier. Mir reichen meine Videos völlig.

    It's the same paper, just not on paper. My videos are all I need, anyway.

  5. A

    Wenn ich nur deine Videos hätte, wüsste ich alles über Katzen und nichts über Stralsund.

    If all I had were your videos, I'd know everything about cats and nothing about Stralsund.

  6. B

    Das ist unfair. Und stimmt in deiner Zeitung etwa immer alles?

    That's not fair. And is everything in your paper always right, then?

  7. A

    Nicht immer, aber unter jedem Artikel steht ein Name. Dann richte mir die App ein, aber ohne Katzen.

    Not always, but every article has a name under it. Set up the app for me, then, but no cats.

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