Day 182: Lost at the Penguin Pool
At Hagenbeck Zoo in Hamburg, Paulina (A), a young woman, finds Lotte (B), a little girl, crying by the penguin pool.
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
Na, warum weinst du denn? Suchst du deine Mama?
Hey, why are you crying? Are you looking for your mum?
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B
Ja. Während ich die Pinguine angeschaut habe, war sie auf einmal weg.
Yes. While I was watching the penguins, she was suddenly gone.
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A
Keine Angst, wir finden sie. Wie heißt du denn?
Don't worry, we'll find her. What's your name?
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B
Lotte. Und meine Mama heißt Verena, sie hat eine rote Jacke an.
Lotte. And my mum's called Verena, she's wearing a red jacket.
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A
Pass auf, wir gehen zur Kasse am Eingang und lassen deine Mama ausrufen.
Listen, we'll go to the ticket office at the entrance and have them call your mum over the loudspeaker.
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B
Darf ich Ihre Hand halten, während wir hingehen? Ich will nicht noch mal verloren gehen.
Can I hold your hand while we walk there? I don't want to get lost again.
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