Day 152: Sorting Vegetables at the Tafel
In Osnabrück, Marlene (A) asks her older sister Helene (B), who volunteers at the Tafel, the local food bank, whether she can help too.
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
Du, kann ich mal mit zur Tafel kommen und helfen?
Hey, can I come along to the food bank and help some time?
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B
Klar! Ich bin immer am ersten und dritten Samstag im Monat da.
Sure! I'm always there on the first and third Saturday of the month.
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A
Super, dann komme ich gleich diesen Samstag mit. Wann geht's los?
Great, then I'll come along this Saturday. What time does it start?
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B
Um sieben. Da sortieren wir das Gemüse, das in den Supermärkten übrig bleibt.
At seven. That's when we sort the vegetables the supermarkets have left over.
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A
Um sieben am Samstag? Und falls ich mal nicht kann?
Seven on a Saturday? And what if I can't make it one week?
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B
Dann sag bis Donnerstag Bescheid. Falls du verschläfst, klingle ich dich raus!
Then let me know by Thursday. If you oversleep, I'll ring your doorbell till you're up!
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