Day 64: Usedom Instead of Mallorca
In a flat in Düsseldorf, three friends, Aylin (A), Dennis (B) and Nora (C), plan their summer holiday together.
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
Leute, der billigste Flug nach Palma kostet im August 380 Euro pro Person, und zwar ohne Koffer.
OK, you lot, the cheapest flight to Palma in August costs 380 euros each, and that's without a suitcase.
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B
Und unser Hotel will inzwischen 190 Euro die Nacht. Bei den gestiegenen Preisen können wir Mallorca vergessen.
And our hotel wants 190 euros a night now. With the way prices have gone up, we can forget Mallorca.
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C
Dann zelten wir eben auf Usedom, mein Onkel stellt uns sein Familienzelt zur Verfügung.
Then we'll just go camping on Usedom, my uncle will let us use his family tent.
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A
Und hin kommen wir mit dem Deutschlandticket. Über zwölf Stunden Regionalbahn nehme ich für das gesparte Geld notfalls in Kauf.
And we can get there on the Deutschlandticket. If I have to, I'll put up with over twelve hours on regional trains for the money we save.
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B
Die Zugfahrt vielleicht. Aber Zelten an der Ostsee heißt Regen, Mücken und durchnässte Schlafsäcke.
The train journey, maybe. But camping on the Baltic means rain, mosquitoes and soaked sleeping bags.
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C
Mallorca kostet jeden von uns locker 1.200 Euro, Usedom keine 400. Dafür kann man ein paar Mücken ertragen.
Mallorca would easily cost each of us 1,200 euros, Usedom less than 400. For that, you can put up with a few mosquitoes.
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B
Na gut, überstimmt. Aber bei drei Tagen Dauerregen ziehen wir in eine Ferienwohnung um, egal, was sie kostet.
All right, I'm outvoted. But after three days of non-stop rain, we move into a holiday flat, whatever it costs.
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