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    In the bathroom

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    Hier finden Sie das Vokabular, um auf Englisch über das Badezimmer zu sprechen.
    Szene im Badezimmer
    © Martin Haake

    In Spotlight 10/19, we present the language used to talk about the bathroom. Here, you can find the German translations for this issue’s Picture It.

     

    1. flannel UK, washcloth N. Am.Waschlappenflannel UK, washcloth N. Am.
    2. hairdryerFöhnhairdryer
    3. soap dispenserSeifenspendersoap dispenser
    4. basin, washbasin UK, sink N. Am.Waschbeckenbasin, washbasin UK, sink N. Am.
    5. plug UK, stopper N. Am.Stöpselplug UK, stopper N. Am.
    6. tap UK, faucet N. Am.Wasserhahntap UK, faucet N. Am.
    7. mirrorSpiegelmirror
    8. socket UK, outlet N. Am.Steckdosesocket UK, outlet N. Am.
    9. towel rail UK, towel rack N. Am.Handtuchhaltertowel rail UK, towel rack N. Am.
    10. towelHandtuchtowel
    11. showerheadDuschkopfshowerhead
    12. shower curtainDuschvorhangshower curtain
    13. bath matBadvorlegerbath mat
    14. scales UK, scale N. Am.Personenwaagescales UK, scale N. Am.
    15. bubble bathBadeschaumbubble bath
    16. bath UK, bathtub N. Am.Badewannebath UK, bathtub N. Am.
    17. spongeBadeschwammsponge
    18. pedal bin UK, pedal dustbin N. Am.Treteimerpedal bin UK, pedal dustbin N. Am.
    19. laundry basket, hamper N. Am.Wäschekorblaundry basket, hamper N. Am.

     

    Szene im Badezimmer

    I’m in the bath

    There are five of us in the family. With two teenagers to hog the bathroomdas Badezimmer besetzenhogging the bathroom at all hours, it’s not easy, I can tell you! My husband and I are the first to get up in the morning. My husband to shavesich rasierenshaves while I to have a showerduschenhave a shower. Then he to showerduschenshowers while I wake the children. The little one to have a bathbaden, ein Bad nehmenhas a bath in the evening, so I just make sure she to washsich waschenwashes quickly, to brush one’s teethsich die Zähne putzenbrushes her teeth and to comb one’s hairsich die Haare kämmencombs her hair. The two older ones fight it out among themselves who gets to to use the bathroomdas Bad benutzenuse the bathroom first. They both insist on to wash one’s hairsich die Haare waschenwashing their hair every day. My son spends ages to style one’s hairsich das Hair stylenstyling his hair with hair gelHaargelhair gel, but my daughter just quickly to blow-dryföhnenblow-dries hers before to put on make-upschminkenputting on her make-up in front of the mirror and rushing off to school. In the evening, I to run a bathein Bad einlassenrun a bath for my youngest. She likes me to to scrub the backden Rücken schrubbenscrub her back with a sponge. I’ve taught her to to clean one’s teethsich die Zähne putzenclean her teeth with dental flossZahnseidedental floss, but she still needs help to cut nailsdie Nägel schneidencutting her nails. On Sundays, I to put on a face masksich eine Gesichtsmaske auflegenput on a face mask, hop in the bathin die Badewanne springenhop in the bath and relax with a nice long soakEinweichen; hier: langes in der Wanne Liegensoak. Usually, someone will bang on the door, shouting they need to to use the looaufs Klo gehenuse the loo, but I just turn up the volume on my splash-proofspritzwassergeschütztsplash-proof radio and ignore them!

     

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