A2 · 20 words
Lotte books a holiday
Lotte compares hotels, hostels and beaches until late at night. Learn to plan a trip, to book a room and to talk about sights and excursions.
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Lotte
Ich plane, wo wir im Sommer Urlaub machen. Seit drei Stunden vergleiche ich Hotels und Jugendherbergen.
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Translation
I'm planning where we'll go on holiday in the summer. I've been comparing hotels and hostels for three hours.
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Otti
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And? Where are we going on our trip?
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Lotte
Auf eine Insel an der Küste! Oder lieber ins Gebirge? Der Reiseführer zeigt so viele Sehenswürdigkeiten.
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Translation
To an island off the coast! Or the mountains instead? The guidebook shows so many sights.
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Otti
Die Insel, bitte! Ich möchte am Strand schlafen.
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Translation
The island, please! I want to sleep on the beach.
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Lotte
Gut. Als Unterkunft ist die Jugendherberge billiger, aber im Hotel gibt es Halbpension.
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Translation
Fine. As a place to stay, the hostel is cheaper, but the hotel has half board.
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Otti
Halbpension klingt gut. Frühstück und Abendessen - dann muss ich nicht kochen.
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Translation
Half board sounds good. Breakfast and dinner - then I don't have to cook.
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Lotte
Ein Doppelzimmer ist billiger, aber du schnarchst so laut. Ich buche zwei Einzelzimmer.
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Translation
A double room is cheaper, but you snore so loudly. I'll book two single rooms.
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Words and Phrases
- das Reisebüro travel agency
- die Unterkunft accommodation
- die Jugendherberge youth hostel
- das Doppelzimmer double room
- das Einzelzimmer single room
- die Übernachtung overnight stay
- die Halbpension half board
- der Ausflug trip
- die Sehenswürdigkeit sight
- der Reiseführer guidebook
- die Insel island
- die Küste coast
- das Gebirge mountains
- buchen to book
- übernachten to stay overnight
- vergleichen to compare
- stornieren to cancel
- planen to plan
- Urlaub machen to go on holiday
- eine Reise machen to go on a trip
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