Day 151: Saving Up for the Concert
In their flat in Wiesbaden, Ava (A), fifteen, tells her mother, Yvonne (B), about a concert she wants to go to.
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
Mama, weißt du, wer im Mai in Frankfurt spielt? Meine Lieblingsband!
Mum, do you know who's playing in Frankfurt in May? My favourite band!
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B
Lass mich raten: Du willst hin, und die Karten sind ziemlich teuer.
Let me guess: you want to go, and the tickets are pretty expensive.
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A
Neunzig Euro. Sechzig habe ich schon von meinem Taschengeld gespart.
Ninety euros. I've already saved sixty from my pocket money.
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B
Respekt! Und woher kriegst du den Rest?
Impressive! And where are you going to get the rest?
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A
Lässt du mich samstags bei Tante Ute im Café arbeiten?
Will you let me work at Aunt Ute's café on Saturdays?
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B
Von mir aus. Ich weiß nur nicht, ob ich dich allein zum Konzert gehen lasse.
Fine by me. I just don't know whether I'll let you go to the concert on your own.
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