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  1. Tom
    German Ich habe gestern eine neue Digitalkamera für meine Reise gekauft.

    I bought a new digital camera for my trip yesterday.

  2. Lucy
    German Wunderbar! Hast du auch ein Notizbuch zum Schreiben mitgenommen?

    Wonderful! Did you also bring a notebook to write in?

  3. Tom
    German Ja, und meine Brieffreundin aus Spanien hat mir eine Postkarte geschickt.

    Yes, and my pen pal from Spain sent me a postcard.

  4. Lucy
    German Wie schön. Hast du die Postkarte ins Regal gestellt?

    How lovely. Did you put the postcard on the shelf?

  5. Tom
    German Ja, und ich behalte auch ihren alten Briefumschlag, weil er eine schöne Briefmarke hat.

    Yes, and I also keep her old envelope because it has a nice stamp.

  6. Lucy
    German Mein PC [[PC]] ist heute sehr langsam, also kann ich ihre Webseite nicht öffnen.

    My PC [[PC]] is very slow today, so I can't open your website.

  7. Tom
    German Probier meinen Laptop. Der Bildschirm ist größer und er läuft schnell.

    Try my laptop. The screen is bigger and it runs fast.

  8. Lucy
    German Danke. Ich möchte nur die Zeitung lesen und meine E-Mails checken.

    Thanks. I just want to read the newspaper and check my emails.

  9. Tom
    German Kein Problem. Danach können wir zusammen einen langen Online-Text schreiben.

    No problem. After that we can write a long online text together.

  10. Lucy
    German Perfekter Plan für einen ruhigen Nachmittag!

    Perfect plan for a quiet afternoon!

Vocabulary in this lesson

Notizbuch
notebook
B2 · noun
Portemonnaie
wallet
A2 · noun
Brieffreund
pen-friend
A2 · noun
Digitalkamera
digital camera
A2 · noun
Umschlag
envelope
A2 · noun
PC
PC
A2 · noun
Zeitung
newspaper
B1 · noun
Bücherregal
bookshelf
B1 · noun
Webseite
web page
A2 · noun

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