Day 15: Schäufele for Everyone but One
At Sunday lunch in a village near Bamberg, Renate (A) serves her roast pork shoulder to her daughter Kerstin (B) and her teenage grandson Leon (C).
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
So, Schäufele! Leon, du kriegst das größte Stück.
Right, Schäufele! Leon, you get the biggest piece.
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B
Warte, Mama. Leon muss dir etwas sagen.
Wait, Mum. Leon has something to tell you.
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C
Oma, ich esse kein Fleisch mehr, weil mir die Tiere leidtun.
Grandma, I don't eat meat any more, because I feel sorry for the animals.
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B
Schon seit einem Monat, Mama. Niemand wollte dich enttäuschen.
It's been a month now, Mum. Nobody wanted to disappoint you.
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A
Na gut, dann eben doppelt Klöße. Soße ist ja kein Fleisch!
Oh well, double dumplings then. Gravy isn't meat, after all!
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