Day 4: Cold Supper at Six
In their flat in Göttingen, Lisa (A) and her Italian boyfriend Luca (B) plan Sunday's visit to her parents.
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
Sonntagabend essen wir bei meinen Eltern, okay?
We're having supper at my parents' on Sunday evening, okay?
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B
Klar. Als ich das erste Mal da war, war ich echt überrascht.
Sure. The first time I was there, I was really surprised.
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A
Weil es um sechs nur Brot und Käse gab?
Because there was only bread and cheese at six?
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B
Genau. Wenn ich meine Eltern besuche, gibt es abends immer etwas Warmes.
Exactly. Whenever I visit my parents, there's always something hot in the evening.
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A
Keine Sorge, diesmal kocht Mama warm. Versprochen!
Don't worry, this time Mum's cooking a hot meal. Promise!
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