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Should Otti move to Hamburg?

B2 · 21 words

Should Otti move to Hamburg?

Otti has a job offer in Hamburg, and the friends sit together and weigh up everything - the salary, the sea, the rent and the people he would leave behind. Learn to argue for and against, to weigh consequences and to give a friend honest advice.

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  1. Otti

    Ich habe ein Jobangebot aus Hamburg. Bis Freitag muss ich eine Entscheidung treffen. Was ratet ihr mir?

    Translation

    I've had a job offer from Hamburg. I have to make a decision by Friday. What do you advise?

  2. Lotte

    Translation

    Let's go through all the aspects. On the one hand it would be an opportunity: a higher salary, new prospects.

  3. Bruno

    Translation

    On the other hand it rains there all the time. I'd advise you against it!

  4. Otti

    Translation

    But the quality of life by the sea! That's a point, isn't it?

  5. Lotte

    Translation

    True. What really matters, though, is: what do you really want?

  6. Frau Hilde

    Ich habe Bedenken, Otti. Mein Bruder sagte über Hamburg immer, er habe den Umzug nie bereut - dennoch habe er Berlin vermisst.

    Translation

    I have my doubts, Otti. My brother always said about Hamburg that he never regretted the move - and yet he missed Berlin.

  7. Otti

    Berlin ist zwar mein Zuhause. Hamburg hingegen wäre ein Abenteuer …

    Translation

    Berlin is my home, it's true. Hamburg, on the other hand, would be an adventure …

  8. Lotte

    Translation

    Then let's argue it differently: if you say no - would you regret it in five years?

  9. Otti

    Ehrlich gesagt nicht. Mein Standpunkt ist schließlich klar: Mein Zuhause ist hier, bei euch.

    Translation

    To be honest, no. In the end my position is clear: my home is here, with you.

  10. Bruno

    Sehr gut! Die einzige Konsequenz: Ich koche heute für alle.

    Translation

    Very good! The only consequence: I'm cooking for everyone tonight.

  11. Frau Hilde

    Eine kluge Entscheidung, mein Lieber. Ans Meer fahren wir einfach im Sommer - alle zusammen.

    Translation

    A wise decision, my dear. We'll simply go to the sea in summer - all together.

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