Day 98 of 129

Day 98: Back to Apulia at Sixty-Five

In an Italian delicatessen in Mannheim, Tristan (A), a young man just back from five years in Canada, chats with the owner, Mr Palmisano (B), whose parents came to Germany from Apulia to work in 1965.

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

    Endlich wieder richtige Taralli! Fünf Jahre Vancouver, und nirgends gab es welche wie bei Ihnen.

    Proper taralli at last! Five years in Vancouver, and nowhere had any like yours.

  2. B

    Willkommen zurück! Gerade noch rechtzeitig: Nächsten Sommer werde ich fünfundsechzig und gehe zurück nach Apulien.

    Welcome back! You're just in time: next summer I'll be sixty-five and I'm going back to Apulia.

  3. A

    Nach über sechzig Jahren in Mannheim? Ich war nur fünf Jahre weg und merke gerade, dass Zurückkommen schwerer ist als Auswandern.

    After more than sixty years in Mannheim? I was only away for five years, and I'm finding that coming back is harder than emigrating.

  4. B

    Wie meinen Sie das? Meine Eltern kamen 1965 zum Arbeiten her, ich war drei und habe mich nie fremd gefühlt.

    What do you mean? My parents came here to work in 1965, I was three, and I've never felt like a stranger.

  5. A

    Als Rückkehrer kennt man plötzlich keinen mehr. Ich versuche, mich wieder einzuleben, indem ich bei meinem alten Fußballverein mittrainiere.

    When you come back, suddenly you don't know anyone any more. I'm trying to settle back in by training with my old football club.

  6. B

    Ich fürchte, mir geht's in Apulien genauso: Ich werde Mannheim mehr vermissen, als ich je gedacht hätte, sogar das Gemecker meiner Stammkunden.

    I'm afraid it'll be just the same for me in Apulia: I'll miss Mannheim more than I'd ever have thought, even my regulars' grumbling.

  7. A

    Dann bleiben Sie doch hier! Wer soll mir denn sonst den besten Espresso der Quadratestadt machen?

    Then stay here! Who else is going to make me the best espresso in Mannheim?

  8. B

    Meine Tochter übernimmt den Laden, also: Es lebe der Espresso! Ich gehe trotzdem, es sei denn, meine Enkel halten mich doch noch hier.

    My daughter's taking over the shop, so: long live the espresso! I'm still going, unless my grandchildren manage to keep me here after all.

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