Day 119: A Stiff Back From the Screen
At home in Lübeck on a Sunday, Christiane (A) talks to her adult daughter Fiona (B), who is visiting.
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.
Keys: E hide English · ← → previous / next day · point at a word to see its meaning
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A
Au, mein Rücken tut weh!
Ow, my back hurts!
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B
Kein Wunder, du warst den ganzen Samstag am Computer.
No wonder, you were at the computer all Saturday.
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A
Ich weiß, dass das nicht gut ist.
I know that's not good.
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B
Wenn du jede Stunde kurz aufstehst, hilft das.
It helps if you get up for a moment every hour.
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A
Aber am Computer vergesse ich die Zeit!
But when I'm at the computer, I lose track of time!
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