B2 · 23 words
Emil spends a weekend offline
Emil looks at his phone two hundred times a day, so Kalle takes him to a cabin by a lake without Wi-Fi. Learn to talk about screen time, habits and dependence, and about what you notice when everything goes quiet.
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Emil
Kein WLAN?! Ich muss doch erreichbar sein! Was, wenn eine Benachrichtigung kommt?
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Translation
No Wi-Fi?! But I have to be reachable! What if a notification comes in?
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Emil
Einverstanden! Danach höchstens zwei Stunden Handy am Tag - versprochen!
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Translation
Agreed! After that, two hours of phone a day at most - I promise!
Words and Phrases
- die Abhängigkeit dependence
- die Benachrichtigung notification
- die Langeweile boredom
- die Hütte cabin
- die Stille silence
- die Auszeit break
- die Gelassenheit calm
- die Achtsamkeit mindfulness
- abschalten to switch off
- bemerken to notice
- langweilen to bore
- sich zurückziehen to withdraw
- süchtig addicted
- bewusst conscious
- nachdenklich thoughtful
- unruhig restless
- offline offline
- zur Ruhe kommen to calm down
- die Bildschirmzeit screen time
- die Gewohnheit habit
- die Ablenkung distraction
- erreichbar reachable
- das Handy mobile phone
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