Day 13: Saturday Morning at the Tafel
On a Saturday morning at the Tafel food bank in Kassel, Anja (A), a volunteer, is packing boxes with her young son Ben (B).
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
Ben, pack das Gemüse bitte in die blaue Kiste.
Ben, put the vegetables in the blue crate, please.
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B
Okay. Warum kommen denn so viele Leute?
Okay. Why do so many people come here?
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A
Alles ist teurer geworden. Viele sind froh, dass es die Tafel gibt.
Everything has got more expensive. Lots of people are glad the Tafel is here.
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B
Der alte Mann hat sich gerade für die Äpfel bedankt!
The old man just thanked me for the apples!
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A
Siehst du? Ich freue mich, dass du mitgekommen bist.
See? I'm glad you came along.
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