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Otti reads a letter

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Otti reads a letter

A letter from the landlord, the bank or the school? Otti reads it word by word: who writes, what they want and by when.

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  1. Otti

    Lotte, kannst du mir helfen? Ich habe heute einen Brief bekommen.

    Translation

    Lotte, can you help me? I got a letter today.

  2. Lotte

    Klar! Von wem ist er? Von der Bank?

    Translation

    Sure! Who is it from? The bank?

  3. Otti

    Nein, vom Vermieter. Er schreibt: „Sehr geehrter Herr Otti …“

    Translation

    No, from the landlord. He writes: "Dear Mr Otti …"

  4. Lotte

    Oh, das klingt wichtig. Lies weiter! Was will er?

    Translation

    Oh, that sounds important. Read on! What does he want?

  5. Otti

    „Die Miete für Oktober ist noch nicht auf unserem Konto.“ Aber ich habe sie doch bezahlt!

    Translation

    "The rent for October is not in our account yet." But I did pay it!

  6. Lotte

    Bist du sicher? Schau mal auf dein Konto bei der Bank.

    Translation

    Are you sure? Have a look at your bank account.

  7. Otti

    Oh nein … Ich habe ein falsches Datum geschrieben. Das Geld kommt erst am Freitag.

    Translation

    Oh no … I wrote the wrong date. The money only arrives on Friday.

  8. Lotte

    Gibt es eine Frist? Steht das im Brief?

    Translation

    Is there a deadline? Does the letter say?

  9. Otti

    Translation

    Yes: "Please pay by 15 October." Then "Kind regards" and his signature.

  10. Lotte

    Dann ist alles gut, weil das Geld vorher ankommt. Schreib ihm trotzdem eine kurze Antwort.

    Translation

    Then everything's fine, because the money arrives before that. Still, write him a short reply.

  11. Otti

    Translation

    Good idea. Do I have to sign the reply?

  12. Lotte

    Ja, unten links. Und nächstes Mal liest du deine Post sofort, okay?

    Translation

    Yes, bottom left. And next time you read your post straight away, okay?

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