Day 35: The Smartwatch That Wasn't Broken
At break time at a primary school in Oldenburg, Theo (A) shows his classmate Merle (B) the new smartwatch his grandad gave him for his birthday.
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
Guck mal, meine neue Uhr von Opa ist kaputt!
Look, my new watch from Grandad is broken!
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B
Oh nein! Wann hast du sie denn zuletzt aufgeladen?
Oh no! When did you last charge it?
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A
Aufgeladen? Das hatte Opa doch vor meinem Geburtstag gemacht.
Charge it? Grandad did that before my birthday.
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B
Das war vor drei Wochen! Deshalb ist der Akku leer.
That was three weeks ago! That's why the battery's flat.
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A
Puh! Dann muss ich es Opa ja gar nicht sagen.
Phew! Then I don't have to tell Grandad after all.
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