Unit 59 Guidebook: share gossip
KEY PHRASES
Share gossip
Hallo Anna, was gibt's Neues?
Hello Anna, what's new?
Hello Anna, what's new?
Ich bin gestern nach Hause gekommen und mein Bett war weg.
I came home yesterday and my bed was missing.
I came home yesterday and my bed was missing.
Warum hat er seinem Freund noch nichts gesagt?
Why hasn't he said anything to his boyfriend yet?
Why hasn't he said anything to his boyfriend yet?
Mein Bruder will nicht mit seinem Freund Schluss machen.
My brother doesn't want to break up with his boyfriend.
My brother doesn't want to break up with his boyfriend.
Meine Mama hat ein Surfbrett gekauft.
My mom bought a surfboard.
My mom bought a surfboard.
Du bist nicht zur Arbeit gekommen und der Chef ist sauer.
You didn't come to work and the boss is mad.
You didn't come to work and the boss is mad.
TIP
Wedding bells!
Die Hochzeit in the German‑speaking realm is typically small. Marriages often happen first in a courthouse. Then, sometimes, a separate ceremony is held in a church.
Unsere Hochzeit ist nicht teuer.
Our wedding is not expensive.
Our wedding is not expensive.
The night before the wedding, guests bring dishes and break them on the ground and the couple must clean them up together. At the celebration, some traditions include the couple sawing through a log together or cutting a heart out of a bedsheet and then walking through it!