Day 219: A Banana at Twenty to Eight
On a school morning in Stuttgart, Tilda (A), a teenager whose bus comes at ten to eight, grabs her bag and says goodbye to her mother, Sonja (B).
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
Tschüss, Mama, es ist zwanzig vor acht!
Bye, Mum, it's twenty to eight!
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B
Hast du schon gefrühstückt?
Have you had breakfast yet?
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A
Ja, ich habe eine Banane gegessen.
Yes, I had a banana.
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B
Eine Banane ist kein Frühstück!
A banana isn't breakfast!
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