Day 103: Her Drawings in the Town Hall
At home in Lüneburg, Tilda (A), who has had two drawings chosen for a youth exhibition in the town hall, talks to her mother, Corinna (B), about Friday's opening.
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, zur Eröffnung am Freitag gehe ich lieber mit meinen Freundinnen. Nimm's nicht persönlich.
Mum, I'd rather go to the opening on Friday with my friends. Don't take it personally.
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B
Nicht persönlich? Ich bewahre seit dem Kindergarten jede Zeichnung von dir auf!
Don't take it personally? I've kept every drawing you've done since kindergarten!
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A
Eben. Und dann erzählst du wieder jedem, dass ich zeichne, seit ich drei bin.
Exactly. And then you'll tell everyone again that I've been drawing since I was three.
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B
Ich halte mich ganz im Hintergrund. Nur falls die Zeitung ein Foto will, komme ich kurz nach vorn.
I'll keep well in the background. I'll only come forward for a moment if the paper wants a photo.
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A
Die fotografieren die Künstler, nicht ihre Mütter. Na gut, solange du mich nicht Mäuschen nennst.
They photograph the artists, not their mums. Oh, all right, as long as you don't call me 'sweetie'.
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B
Abgemacht. Und falls jemand nach der Mappe unter meinem Arm fragt: Du kennst mich nicht.
Deal. And if anyone asks about the folder under my arm: you've never seen me before.
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