Day 170: Grandad's Valentine's Day Date
In Lindau on Lake Constance, Reinhard (A), a grandfather, asks his grandson Antonio (B) for help.
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
Sag mal, kannst du mir helfen? Ich habe am vierzehnten Februar eine Verabredung.
Listen, can you help me? I've got a date on the fourteenth of February.
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B
Du hast ein Date am Valentinstag, Opa? Mit wem denn?
You've got a date on Valentine's Day, Grandad? Who with?
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A
Mit einer Dame aus meinem Tanzkurs, der Schwester meines Nachbarn.
With a lady from my dance class, my neighbour's sister.
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B
Dann reservier doch einen Fenstertisch unten am Hafen, mit Blick auf den See.
Then book a window table down by the harbour, looking out over the lake.
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A
Mach ich. Aber ich bin so nervös: Welches Hemd soll ich bloß anziehen?
Will do. But I'm so nervous: which shirt should I wear?
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B
Nimm das blaue von der Hochzeit meiner Eltern. Da wollten alle Damen mit dir tanzen!
Wear the blue one from my parents' wedding. All the ladies wanted to dance with you that day!
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