Day 175: Practising for Friday's Dictation
At the kitchen table in Bonn, Sören (A) is helping his young daughter Ottilie (B) practise the words for Friday's dictation at school.
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
So, noch mal das schwierigste Wort fürs Diktat: Fahrrad.
Right, the hardest word for the dictation again: Fahrrad.
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B
Schon wieder falsch! Ich vergesse immer das zweite R.
Wrong again! I always forget the second R.
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A
Weißt du was? Jedes Mal, wenn du es richtig schreibst, laufe ich einmal um den Tisch.
You know what? Every time you spell it right, I'll run once round the table.
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B
Echt? Dann sag mir das Wort gleich noch fünfmal!
Really? Then give me the word five more times, right now!
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A
Puh, fünf Runden um den Tisch! Jetzt sagst du mir aber mal ein Wort.
Phew, five laps round the table! Now it's your turn to give me a word.
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B
Okay, Papa: Rhythmus! Und wenn du einen Fehler machst, gehört mir das letzte Eis.
OK, Dad: Rhythmus! And if you make a mistake, the last ice cream is mine.
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