Day 159: Grandad's Potato Soup
In his kitchen in Kaiserslautern, Rudolf (A) is teaching his grandson Frederik (B), who is moving to Hamburg for university, to make his potato soup.
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
Meine Kartoffelsuppe dauert zwei Stunden, deshalb fangen wir jetzt an.
My potato soup takes two hours, so we're starting now.
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B
Okay, Opa. Könntest du mir das Rezept aufschreiben?
OK, Grandad. Could you write the recipe down for me?
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A
Aufschreiben? Ich koche immer nach Gefühl.
Write it down? I always cook by feel.
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B
Aber in Hamburg stehst du nicht neben mir!
But in Hamburg you won't be standing next to me!
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A
Na gut. Dann schreib du, und ich koche.
All right. Then you write, and I'll cook.
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