Day 113: Who Feeds the Cat in August?
In a street of terraced houses in Oldenburg, Friedhelm Ahrens (A), an older man who wants to visit his sister in August, speaks over the garden gate to his neighbour Corinna Hinrichs (B), who has a teenage son.
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
Wissen Sie schon, wann Sie in Urlaub fahren?
Do you know yet when you're going on holiday?
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B
Im August. Warum?
In August. Why?
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A
Oh, ich auch. Wer füttert dann meine Katze?
Oh, so am I. Then who'll feed my cat?
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B
Fragen Sie doch meinen Sohn! Er fährt nicht mit.
Why don't you ask my son? He isn't coming with us.
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A
Gut. Ich hoffe nur, dass er sie nicht vergisst!
Good. I just hope he doesn't forget her!
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