Day 70: Dumplings for International Day
In the school kitchen in Erfurt, Henrik (A) and his classmate Jule (B) are making Thuringian potato dumplings for their class's international food day.
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
Liest du mal das Rezept vor, während ich die Kartoffeln wiege?
Will you read out the recipe while I weigh the potatoes?
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B
Okay: „Zwei Kilo Kartoffeln für zwölf Klöße.“
Okay: 'Two kilos of potatoes for twelve dumplings.'
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A
Perfekt, das sind genau zwei Kilo!
Perfect, that's exactly two kilos!
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B
Moment, wir sind doch 24! Wir brauchen doppelt so viele.
Hang on, there are 24 of us! We need twice as many.
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A
Na toll. Und wo kriegen wir jetzt noch zwei Kilo her?
Brilliant. And where are we going to get another two kilos now?
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B
Aus dem Supermarkt gegenüber! Und während du einkaufst, setze ich schon mal das Wasser auf.
From the supermarket across the road! And while you're shopping, I'll put the water on.
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