Day 181: Saumagen for the First Time
In their flat in Berlin, Selma (A) comes into the kitchen, where her boyfriend Tilo (B), who comes from the Palatinate, is cooking.
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
Hm, das riecht aber gut! Was kochst du denn?
Mm, that smells good! What are you making?
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B
Saumagen nach dem Rezept meiner Oma. Den kennt in der Pfalz jedes Kind!
Saumagen, from my grandma's recipe. Every child in the Palatinate knows it!
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A
Saumagen? Das ist jetzt aber nicht wirklich ein Schweinemagen, oder?
Saumagen? That's not really a pig's stomach, is it?
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B
Doch, aber nur außen, wie bei einer Wurst. Innen sind Fleisch, Kartoffeln und Karotten.
It is, but only on the outside, like with a sausage. Inside there's meat, potatoes and carrots.
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A
Na gut, ich probiere mal, weil du es bist. Oh, der ist ja richtig lecker!
Oh, all right, I'll try some, since it's you. Oh, it's really tasty!
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B
Siehst du! Oma kocht ihn jeden Sonntag, weil Opa nichts lieber isst.
See? Grandma makes it every Sunday, because there's nothing Grandad likes eating more.
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