Day 61: Spreewald Gherkins for a Swabian
In a shop in Leipzig that sells East German products, Sabine (A), a visitor from Stuttgart, asks Romy (B), the young shop assistant, for help choosing presents.
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
Statt Pralinen zu verschenken, möchte ich meinen Kollegen diesmal was aus dem Osten mitbringen.
Instead of giving chocolates, I'd like to take my colleagues something from the East this time.
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B
Vielleicht die eingelegten Gurken aus dem Spreewald? Die kennt seit „Good Bye, Lenin!“ jeder.
Perhaps the pickled gherkins from the Spreewald? Everyone's known them since the film 'Good Bye, Lenin!'
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A
Gut, zwei Gläser, und dazu den Sekt hier. Den gibt's bei uns zu jedem Geburtstag.
Fine, two jars, and this sparkling wine as well. We have it at every birthday back home.
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B
Der kommt aus Freyburg, eine Stunde von hier. Viele trinken ihn, ohne es zu wissen.
That comes from Freyburg, an hour from here. Lots of people drink it without knowing.
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A
Im Ernst? Ich dachte immer, der kommt vom Rhein!
Seriously? I always thought it came from the Rhine!
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B
Da sind Sie nicht die Einzige. Lassen Sie Ihre Kollegen doch raten, statt es zu verraten.
You're not the only one. Why not let your colleagues guess instead of giving it away?
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