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Water in Frau Hilde's kitchen

B2 · 24 words

Water in Frau Hilde's kitchen

A pipe has burst upstairs, and water is dripping from Frau Hilde's kitchen ceiling. Otti helps her call the landlord and the insurance. Learn to report damage, to describe what happened and to understand what the insurance pays for.

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  1. Frau Hilde

    Otti, schnell! Von der Decke tropft Wasser!

    Translation

    Otti, quick! Water is dripping from the ceiling!

  2. Otti

    Translation

    Oh no, water damage! Here's a bucket. I'll call the building management.

  3. Frau Hilde

    Jetzt, mitten in der Nacht?

    Translation

    Now, in the middle of the night?

  4. Otti

    Die hat einen Notdienst. … Der Klempner ist in einer halben Stunde da.

    Translation

    They have an emergency service. … The plumber will be here in half an hour.

  5. Plumber

    Translation

    Good evening. An old pipe has burst upstairs, that's the cause. I've turned off the water.

  6. Frau Hilde

    Zum Glück! Aber mein Küchentisch ist beschädigt. Wer zahlt den Schaden?

    Translation

    Thank goodness! But my kitchen table is damaged. Who pays for the damage?

  7. Plumber

    Translation

    The landlord is liable for the leaking pipe. Your contents insurance pays for your furniture - if you're insured.

  8. Frau Hilde

    Natürlich bin ich versichert! Mein Mann sagte immer, eine Versicherung sei wichtiger als ein neuer Hut.

    Translation

    Of course I'm insured! My husband always said insurance was more important than a new hat.

  9. Plumber

    Translation

    Then document everything before you mop up. Later an assessor will measure the damp.

  10. Otti

    Translation

    I'll take the photos, Frau Hilde. Then we'll mop up together.

  11. Frau Hilde

    Translation

    Thank you, my dear. And we'll dry the wet cookbooks on the radiator.

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