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Otti sorts the rubbish

In Berlin every bin has its own colour, and Frau Hilde explains them all. Learn to sort rubbish, to save energy and to talk about the environment.

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  1. Frau Hilde

    Translation

    Good morning, Otti! Are you taking the rubbish out?

  2. Otti

    Translation

    Yes, Frau Hilde. But there are so many bins here! Which one is for plastic?

  3. Frau Hilde

    Die gelbe. Da kommt jede Verpackung hinein, auch eine Dose. Sie muss nur leer sein, nicht ganz sauber.

    Translation

    The yellow one. Every bit of packaging goes in there, a can too. It only has to be empty, not completely clean.

  4. Otti

    Translation

    And this bottle? Can I just throw it away?

  5. Frau Hilde

    Translation

    No, no! There's a deposit on that bottle. Take it to the supermarket and you'll get money back.

  6. Otti

    Ach so! Und das Papier kommt in die blaue Tonne, oder?

    Translation

    I see! And the paper goes in the blue bin, right?

  7. Frau Hilde

    Translation

    Exactly. We sort the rubbish because we want to protect the environment.

  8. Otti

    Das finde ich gut. Aber die braune Tonne ist schon ganz voll.

    Translation

    I think that's good. But the brown bin is already completely full.

  9. Frau Hilde

    Morgen kommt die Müllabfuhr. Übrigens, Otti: Ihr Fenster ist seit gestern offen, und die Heizung ist an.

    Translation

    The bin lorry comes tomorrow. By the way, Otti: your window has been open since yesterday, and the heating is on.

  10. Otti

    Translation

    Oh … yes. I like to air the room while I sleep.

  11. Frau Hilde

    Translation

    With the window open you're heating the street! Better air the room briefly, then you save energy.

  12. Otti

    Danke, Frau Hilde! Dann ist meine Wohnung warm und die Umwelt sauber.

    Translation

    Thank you, Frau Hilde! Then my flat stays warm and the environment clean.

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