Day 38: Reading Aloud at the Library
Over breakfast in Rostock, Manfred (A), who is retired, reads his wife Christa (B) a notice from the local paper.
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.
Keys: E hide English · ← → previous / next day · point at a word to see its meaning
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A
Hör mal: „In der Stadtbibliothek werden Vorleser gesucht.“
Listen to this: 'Readers wanted at the city library.'
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B
Vorleser? Für wen denn?
Readers? Who for?
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A
Für Kinder. Mittwochs wird immer um drei vorgelesen.
For children. There's a reading every Wednesday at three.
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B
Das ist doch was für dich! Du liest den Enkeln seit Jahren vor.
That's just the thing for you! You've been reading to the grandchildren for years.
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A
Stimmt, und die Enkel lesen jetzt lieber selbst. Deshalb rufe ich gleich an.
True, and the grandchildren would rather read on their own now. So I'll give them a ring right away.
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