Day 123: Worse Than Last Time?
After class at a primary school in Cuxhaven, Enna (A), a pupil, asks her teacher, Mrs Harms (B), about her maths test.
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.
Keys: E hide English · ← → previous / next day · point at a word to see its meaning
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A
Frau Harms, ist meine Mathearbeit schlechter als letztes Mal?
Mrs Harms, is my maths test worse than last time?
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B
Nur bei den leichten Aufgaben, Enna. Da hast du dich zu sehr beeilt, oder?
Only on the easy questions, Enna. You rushed those, didn't you?
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A
Ja, ich wollte als Erste fertig sein.
Yes, I wanted to be the first to finish.
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B
Aber guck mal, bei den Textaufgaben warst du viel besser als letztes Mal!
But look, you did much better on the word problems than last time!
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A
Echt? Die finde ich sonst immer am schwersten.
Really? I usually find those the hardest.
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B
Eben. Nächstes Mal bist du lieber als Letzte fertig, dafür mit einer Eins.
Exactly. Next time, better to finish last, but with top marks.
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