Day 160: A Dance Despite the Storm
On a stormy evening in Stralsund, Joachim (A), who is retired, is surprised when his grandson Yannick (B) drops in.
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
Nanu, du hier? Ich dachte, du hast heute ein Date.
Oh, you're here? I thought you had a date tonight.
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B
Hatte ich auch. Aber sie hat wegen des Sturms abgesagt.
I did. But she cancelled because of the storm.
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A
So ein bisschen Wind? Als ich deine Oma kennengelernt habe, hat es furchtbar geregnet.
Over a bit of wind? When I met your grandma, it was pouring with rain.
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B
Und trotzdem bist du ausgegangen?
And you still went out?
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A
Klar, zum Tanz am Hafen. Und trotz des Regens hat sie jeden Tanz mit mir getanzt.
Of course, to the dance by the harbour. And despite the rain, she danced every dance with me.
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