Day 29: Marzipan and Honest Answers
In a café in Lübeck, Helga (A) meets her old friend Gudrun (B) for their monthly coffee and marzipan cake.
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
Ich war vorhin nicht ehrlich. Seit Werner im Pflegeheim ist, schmeckt mir nicht mal mehr Marzipan.
I wasn't honest just now. Since Werner went into the care home, I can't even enjoy marzipan any more.
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B
Seit einem halben Jahr schon? Das hättest du mir früher sagen sollen.
For six months already? You should have told me sooner.
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A
Ich wollte dich nicht damit belasten. Du bist doch immer so fröhlich.
I didn't want to burden you with it. You're always so cheerful.
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B
Fröhlich, ja. Aber letztes Jahr war ich selbst bei einer Therapeutin.
Cheerful, yes. But last year I went to a therapist myself.
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A
Das hätte ich nie geahnt. Und, hat es dir geholfen?
I'd never have guessed. And did it help?
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B
Und wie. Lass dir auch helfen, Helga, ich schreib dir ihre Nummer auf.
It certainly did. Let someone help you too, Helga. I'll write down her number for you.
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