Day 81: No Tablet at the Table
At dinner time in Mönchengladbach, Ella (A), a young girl, is still watching a video on the tablet when her mother, Maike (B), puts the food on the table.
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
Mama, nur noch fünf Minuten! Das Video ist gleich zu Ende.
Mum, just five more minutes! The video's nearly finished.
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B
Nichts da, Ella, jetzt wird gegessen.
No way, Ella, we're eating now.
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A
Ich kann doch gucken, während ich esse!
But I can watch while I eat!
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B
Ab heute gibt's eine neue Regel: Während wir essen, bleibt das Tablet im Flur.
From today there's a new rule: while we eat, the tablet stays in the hall.
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A
Und mein Video? Das ist doch so spannend!
And my video? But it's so exciting!
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B
Wenn du pünktlich im Bett bist, darfst du morgen noch eins gucken.
If you're in bed on time, you can watch another one tomorrow.
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