Day 146: A Song for Grandma's Eightieth
At home in Kempten, Franz (A), a young boy, tells his father, Gregor (B), his plan for his grandma's eightieth birthday party at the village inn.
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, ich will an Omas Achtzigstem ein Lied singen, als Überraschung!
Dad, I want to sing a song at Grandma's eightieth, as a surprise!
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B
Tolle Idee! Wie wär's mit dem alten Lieblingslied deiner Oma?
Great idea! How about your grandma's favourite old song?
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A
Das mit dem gelben Wagen? Davon kann ich nur die erste Strophe.
The one about the yellow wagon? I only know the first verse of that one.
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B
Die anderen lernen wir zusammen, wir haben ja noch zwei Wochen.
We'll learn the others together, we've still got two weeks.
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A
Und was ist, wenn ich im vollen Wirtshaus den Text vergesse?
And what if I forget the words in front of a packed inn?
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B
Keine Sorge, dann singt das ganze Wirtshaus mit. Die kennen doch alle Strophen.
Don't worry, then the whole inn will sing along. They all know every verse.
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