Posted Monday 11 April 2022
Practise German vocabulary and phrases for talking about inflation, consumer prices and the economy in general, selected from this article about how inflation is affecting one small community in rural Germany.
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Die Ortschaft Kusel in Rheinland-Pfalz scheint fernab von den Entwicklungen der Weltwirtschaft. Doch die direkten Folgen sind auch hier zu spüren: Die stark steigende Inflation macht immer mehr Menschen das Leben schwer.
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at the end of the month there is less and less left
amMonatsendebleibtimmerwenigerübrig
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because of the rising fuel prices
wegendersteigendenSpritpreise
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even though her husband earns money too
obwohlihrMannauchGeldverdient
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will they ever be able to afford anything?
werdensiesichmalirgendetwasleistenkönnen?
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will they ever be able to build a house for themselves?
könnendiesichmaleinHausbauen?
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with only one income
mitnureinemEinkommen
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with the constantly rising prices
mitdenständigsteigendenPreisen
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he has a fixed salary
erhateinfestesGehalt
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at some point the reserves will also be gone
irgendwannsindauchdieRücklagenweg
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nothing must break now
esdarfjetztnichtskaputtgehen
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in the face of rising inflation
angesichtsdersteigendenInflation
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the consequences of the price increase
dieFolgenderTeuerung
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the high inflation is only temporary
diehoheInflationistnurvorübergehend
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