Day 84: Roses for an Eightieth Birthday
In a flower shop in Görlitz, Ingrid (A), an older woman, tells the young florist (B) why she needs flowers.
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
Meine Schwester ist heute achtzig!
My sister's eighty today!
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B
Sollen es achtzig Rosen sein?
Shall we make it eighty roses?
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A
Nein, achtzig sind zu schwer!
No, eighty would be too heavy!
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B
Acht Rosen sind auch schön.
Eight roses are lovely too.
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