Day 185: A Tax Tag for the Puppy
At the town hall service desk in Pforzheim, Malou (A), a teenager, and her mother Carmen (B) are registering their new puppy, Krümel, for the dog tax.
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
Mama, Krümel muss echt Steuern zahlen? Der hat doch nicht mal Taschengeld!
Mum, Krümel really has to pay tax? He doesn't even get pocket money!
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B
Keine Sorge, das übernehmen wir für ihn. Gib mir mal das Formular.
Don't worry, we'll pay it for him. Pass me the form, will you?
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A
Hier. Und diese blaue Marke da, was macht man damit?
Here. And this blue tag here, what's that for?
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B
Die gehört ab jetzt Krümel. Die kommt an sein Halsband.
That belongs to Krümel now. It goes on his collar.
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A
Würdest du mal fragen, ob es die auch in Rosa gibt? Das würde ihm besser stehen.
Would you ask if they've got it in pink too? That would suit him better.
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B
Frag ruhig selbst. Aber ich glaube, eine Extrawurst kriegt Krümel hier nicht.
Go on, ask yourself. But I don't think Krümel's getting special treatment here.
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