A2 · 19 words
Frau Hilde calls the caretaker
The tap drips, the heating is cold and the light in the hall is broken. Learn to describe a problem in the flat and to ask someone to fix it.
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Frau Hilde
Erstens tropft der Wasserhahn in der Küche: tropf, tropf, tropf!
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Translation
First, the kitchen tap is dripping: drip, drip, drip!
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Caretaker
Dann gibt es vielleicht einen Schaden an der Leitung. Ich komme heute Nachmittag.
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Translation
Then maybe there's damage to the wiring. I'll come round this afternoon.
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Frau Hilde
Endlich hilft mir jemand! Vielen Dank und auf Wiederhören.
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Translation
At last someone's helping me! Thank you very much, and goodbye.
Words and Phrases
- der Hausmeister caretaker
- die Hausmeisterin caretaker
- der Handwerker tradesman
- der Wasserhahn tap
- die Leitung pipe
- der Flur hall
- die Glühbirne light bulb
- die Batterie battery
- der Schaden damage
- tropfen to drip
- funktionieren to work
- kontrollieren to check
- ersetzen to replace
- dringend urgent
- laut loud
- nass wet
- trocken dry
- endlich finally
- Bescheid geben to let someone know
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