Day 181: What Kiel Does in Winter
After a seminar at the university in Kiel one November afternoon, Madeleine (A), an exchange student from France, talks to her lecturer, Monika Lorenzen (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.
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A
Um fünf ist es schon dunkel! Was macht man hier im Winter?
It's dark by five! What do people do here in winter?
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B
Man macht Kerzen an und geht trotzdem spazieren.
People light candles and go for walks anyway.
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A
Mit wem? Ich kenne hier noch niemanden.
Who with? I don't know anyone here yet.
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B
Machen Sie doch einen Sportkurs! Und im April kommt der Frühling.
Why not do a sports course? And spring comes in April.
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A
Darauf freue ich mich!
I'm looking forward to that!
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