Day 86: Mum's New Friend Comes to Dinner
In their kitchen in Wiesbaden, Ronja (A), a young girl, asks her mother Saskia (B) about tonight's dinner guest, Mum's new partner Matthias.
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
Mama, bleibt Matthias heute lange?
Mum, is Matthias staying long tonight?
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B
Nur zum Abendessen. Warum, bist du etwa nervös?
Just for dinner. Why, are you nervous?
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A
Ein bisschen. Worüber soll ich denn mit ihm reden?
A bit. What am I supposed to talk to him about?
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B
Frag ihn doch nach seiner Katze. Er wird dich bestimmt mögen.
Why not ask him about his cat? He's bound to like you.
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A
Dann zeige ich ihm meine Bilder. Darüber freut er sich sicher!
Then I'll show him my drawings. He'll be really pleased about that!
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