Day 17: Last-Minute Costume in Cologne
On the pavement in Cologne on Rosenmontag, Lea (A), dressed as a bee, waits for the parade with her older brother Felix (B).
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
Felix, das ist doch dein Cowboykostüm vom letzten Jahr!
Felix, that's your cowboy costume from last year!
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B
Ich wollte eigentlich als Pirat gehen, konnte aber keins finden.
I actually wanted to go as a pirate, but I couldn't find one.
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A
Na und? Ist doch egal, das ist halt Karneval.
So what? It doesn't matter, that's just Karneval.
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B
Du hast gut reden, du siehst ja super aus.
Easy for you to say, you look great.
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A
Warte, nimm mein schwarzes Tuch. Fertig ist der Piratencowboy!
Hang on, take my black scarf. And there's your pirate cowboy!
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