Day 164 of 187

Day 164: A Name Day for Me Too?

In Frankfurt an der Oder, Karl (A), a young boy, comes home from school to his grandmother, Brigitte (B), with news about a girl in his class.

How to study this lesson 3 steps
  1. Read the situation under the title. It says who is talking and how they know each other, which decides how politely they speak.
  2. 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.
  3. 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

  1. A

    Oma, meine Banknachbarin aus Polen hat heute Namenstag gefeiert!

    Grandma, the girl from Poland who sits next to me celebrated her name day today!

  2. B

    In Polen feiert man den Namenstag ja fast wie den Geburtstag.

    Well, in Poland people celebrate their name day almost like a birthday.

  3. A

    Könnte ich nicht auch einen haben? Das wäre echt toll!

    Couldn't I have one too? That would be really great!

  4. B

    Hast du doch! Ich lasse dich mal in meinem alten Kalender suchen.

    But you've got one! I'll let you look it up in my old calendar.

  5. A

    Karl ... Hier, am vierten November! Und da hat ja schon jemand ein Kreuz gemacht.

    Karl... Here, on the fourth of November! And someone's already put a cross there.

  6. B

    Das war meine Mutter, für deinen Uropa Karl. Dann feiern wir eben wieder!

    That was my mother, for your great-grandad Karl. So we'll just start celebrating again!

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