Day 122: Heaven and Earth for Dinner
In the shared kitchen of their student hall in Aachen, Quirin (A), a first-year student from Bavaria, is shown how to cook a Rhineland dish by Ruben (B), an older student.
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
Blutwurst mit süßem Apfelmus? Das ist doch nicht dein Ernst!
Black pudding with sweet apple sauce? You can't be serious!
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B
Doch, das ist Himmel und Erde! Sobald die Kartoffeln weich sind, brätst du die Wurst.
I am: it's Himmel und Erde, heaven and earth! As soon as the potatoes are soft, you fry the sausage.
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A
Na ja. Aber bevor ich das esse, mache ich mir lieber ein Käsebrot.
If you say so. But before I eat that, I'd rather make myself a cheese sandwich.
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B
Warte erst mal, bis die Wurst schön braun ist.
Just wait until the sausage is nicely browned.
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A
Also gut, ein kleines Stück. Hm, das ist ja richtig lecker!
Oh, all right, one small piece. Mm, that's actually really good!
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B
Siehst du? Und dein Käsebrot isst du morgen zum Frühstück.
See? And you can have your cheese sandwich for breakfast tomorrow.
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