Day 59: Where's the Calculator?
In their flat in Konstanz, the evening before a maths test, Mathis (A) is hunting for his calculator and suspects his father, Jens (B), of tidying it away.
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
Papa, wo ist mein Taschenrechner? Hast du etwa wieder aufgeräumt?
Dad, where's my calculator? Have you been tidying up again?
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B
Ich? Ich habe nur die Zeitungen ins Regal gelegt.
Me? All I did was put the newspapers on the shelf.
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A
Ich schreibe morgen eine Mathearbeit, deshalb brauche ich ihn dringend!
I've got a maths test tomorrow, so I really need it!
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B
Gestern Abend hast du doch auf dem Sofa Mathe gemacht.
You were doing maths on the sofa last night, weren't you?
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A
Stimmt! Moment, unter dem Sofa liegt ja was!
That's right! Hang on, there's something under the sofa!
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B
Na bitte. Und nächstes Mal legst du ihn gleich in deine Schultasche.
There you go. And next time you put it straight in your school bag.
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