Day 123: A Small Yellow Book for School
At the city library in Halle, Josephine (A), a teenage pupil, asks the librarian Christoph (B) for a book she has to read for her German lessons.
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
Entschuldigung, ich brauche ein Buch für Deutsch.
Excuse me, I need a book for German.
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B
Gern. Wissen Sie, wer es geschrieben hat?
Of course. Do you know who wrote it?
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A
Nein. Es ist ein kleines gelbes Buch.
No. It's a small yellow book.
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B
Meinen Sie ein Reclam-Heft? Das ganze Regal ist gelb!
Do you mean a Reclam school edition? That whole shelf is yellow!
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