Usages of um
Im Waschsalon um die Ecke höre ich oft, dass viele Leute wegen einer Mieterhöhung umziehen müssen.
At the laundromat around the corner I often hear that many people have to move because of a rent increase.
Wir gehen um den See.
We walk around the lake.
Solange der Waschsalon um die Ecke offen ist, brauchen wir nicht sofort eine eigene Waschmaschine.
As long as the laundromat around the corner is open, we do not need our own washing machine right away.
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