Day 98: Running While She Sleeps
At breakfast in their flat in Karlsruhe, Tilman (A) sees his young daughter Finja (B) looking closely at his shoes by the door.
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
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A
Finja, was machst du denn da?
Finja, what are you doing over there?
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B
Papa, warum sind deine Schuhe jeden Morgen nass?
Dad, why are your shoes wet every morning?
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A
Das kommt vom nassen Gras im Park. Ich gehe jeden Morgen laufen, während du noch schläfst.
That's from the wet grass in the park. I go running every morning while you're still asleep.
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B
Echt? Seit wann machst du das denn?
Really? Since when have you been doing that?
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A
Seit meinem Geburtstag. Und seitdem ich laufe, bin ich viel fitter.
Since my birthday. And I've been much fitter since I started running.
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B
Darf ich Sonntag mitkommen? Aber bitte erst nach dem Frühstück!
Can I come along on Sunday? But only after breakfast, please!
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