Day 77: Mum, I'm Starting Therapy
At her mother's kitchen table in Ludwigsburg, Alina (B), who lives and works in Stuttgart, has something to tell her mother, Angelika (A).
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
Jetzt sag schon, was so wichtig ist, dass du extra aus Stuttgart hergekommen bist.
Come on, out with it: what's so important that you've come over from Stuttgart specially?
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B
Ich fange nächste Woche eine Therapie an, Mama. Nach sieben Monaten Wartezeit habe ich endlich einen Platz.
I'm starting therapy next week, Mum. After seven months on the waiting list, I've finally got a place.
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A
Eine Therapie? Deine Oma hat immer gesagt, man müsse sich eben zusammenreißen, und Stress habe schließlich jeder.
Therapy? Your grandma always used to say you just had to pull yourself together, and that everyone gets stressed anyway.
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B
Genau den Spruch hatte ich befürchtet. Ich habe seit Monaten Schlafstörungen und schäme mich nicht, mir Hilfe zu holen.
That's exactly the line I was dreading. I've had trouble sleeping for months, and I'm not ashamed of getting help.
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A
Und das zahlt dir jemand? Oma hat immer behauptet, Therapie sei ein Luxus für Leute, die zu viel jammern.
And someone pays for that? Grandma always claimed therapy was a luxury for people who moan too much.
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B
Ich zahle keinen Cent, die Therapie bekomme ich von der Krankenkasse bezahlt. Warum grinst du denn so?
I'm not paying a cent: my health insurance is paying for the therapy. Why are you grinning like that?
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A
Weil ich 1996 selbst bei einer Therapeutin war. Deiner Oma habe ich erzählt, ich sei donnerstags bei der Rückengymnastik.
Because I saw a therapist myself in 1996. I told your grandma I was at a back exercise class on Thursdays.
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