Day 126: Why Is Everything Shut on Sunday?
On a Sunday morning in Kleve, near the Dutch border, Luna (A), a young girl, asks her grandad Ludwig (B) for help with a present for her mother.
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
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A
Opa, heute ist doch Muttertag! Können wir schnell ein Geschenk kaufen?
Grandad, it's Mother's Day today! Can we quickly buy a present?
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B
Heute ist Sonntag, Luna. Die Geschäfte haben bis Montag zu.
It's Sunday today, Luna. The shops are shut until Monday.
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A
Meine Freundin aus Nimwegen geht aber sonntags immer einkaufen.
But my friend from Nijmegen always goes shopping on Sundays.
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B
In Holland ist das anders. Bei uns ist sonntags Ruhe, das steht sogar im Gesetz.
It's different in Holland. Here Sunday is a day of rest, it's even written into law.
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A
Dann fahren wir halt über die Grenze, bevor die Läden dort zumachen!
Then let's just drive over the border before the shops there close!
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B
Nichts da. Nachdem wir gegessen haben, backen wir Mama einen Kuchen.
No way. After we've eaten, we'll bake your mum a cake.
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