Day 30: One Gingerbread a Year
At the Christmas market in Aachen, Emil (A), a young boy, shares a bag of Printen, the local gingerbread, with his grandma, Ingrid (B).
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
Oma, kaufen wir noch eine Tüte Printen?
Grandma, can we buy another bag of Printen?
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B
Eine reicht doch. Als Mädchen bekam ich zu Weihnachten nur ein Stück.
One's plenty. When I was a girl, I got just one piece at Christmas.
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A
Nur eins? Hast du das dann gleich gegessen?
Just one? Did you eat it straight away?
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B
Nein, das war was ganz Besonderes. Das reichte mir eine Woche.
No, it was something really special. It lasted me a week.
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A
Dann hebe ich dir mein letztes Stück auf, Oma.
Then I'll save my last piece for you, Grandma.
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