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Frau Hilde zeigt auf ein Foto vom Tanzcafé und seufzt: „Das waren noch Zeiten!“ Frau Hilde points to a photo of the dance café and sighs, "Those were the days!"

phrase · C1

Das waren noch Zeiten!

[das ˈvaːʁən nɔx ˈt͡saɪ̯tn̩]

Those were the days!

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  • Wenn wir alte Urlaubsfotos ansehen, sagen wir oft lachend: „Das waren noch Zeiten!“

    When we look at old holiday photos, we often say with a laugh, "Those were the days!"

  • Erinnerst du dich an unsere WG in Kreuzberg? Das waren noch Zeiten!

    Do you remember our flat-share in Kreuzberg? Those were the days!

  • Ihr wart damals jeden Abend am Schlachtensee schwimmen - das waren noch Zeiten!

    Back then you went swimming at the Schlachtensee every evening - those were the days!

In Otti's situations: Frau Hilde writes her memoirs

die Ära der Aufbruch der Enkel die Entbehrung die Epoche die Erinnerung genügsam die Kindheit die Luftbrücke die Memoiren die Nachkriegszeit niederschreiben

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