Day 104: A Kleiner Brauner in Vienna
On a family holiday in Vienna, Justus (A), a young boy, reads the menu in a traditional coffee house with his father, René (B), before they go to a museum.
How to study this lesson 3 steps
- Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
- Read the dialogue line by line with its translation, until every line makes sense. Point at (or tap) a German word to see what it means.
- Spend at least 30 minutes listening to native German, for example from the Resources page. It doesn't matter if you don't understand it yet.
Dialogue
Audio recordings are on the way. For now, each lesson is the dialogue with its English translation.
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A
Papa, was ist ein „kleiner Brauner“? Und was ist Obers?
Dad, what's a 'kleiner Brauner'? And what's Obers?
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B
Ein kleiner starker Kaffee mit Milch. Und Obers ist Sahne.
A small strong coffee with milk. And Obers is cream.
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A
Warum sagen die nicht einfach Sahne?
Why don't they just say Sahne?
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B
Das ist halt Österreich. Willst du ein Stück Torte, bevor wir ins Museum gehen?
That's Austria for you. Do you want a slice of cake before we go to the museum?
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A
Ja, mit viel Obers! Sobald der Kellner kommt, bestelle ich selbst.
Yes, with lots of Obers! As soon as the waiter comes, I'll do the ordering.
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B
Super. Dann bestell mir gleich einen großen Braunen mit.
Great. Then order me a large Brauner while you're at it.
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