Day 183: Piggy Bank to the Sparkasse
In the playground of a primary school in Nürnberg, Johann (A), a schoolboy, tells his classmate Lia (B) what he did at the Sparkasse, the local savings bank, with his grandmother.
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
Mein Sparschwein ist leer!
My piggy bank's empty!
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B
Echt? Hast du alles ausgegeben?
Really? Did you spend it all?
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A
Nein, als ich mit Oma bei der Sparkasse war, habe ich alles eingezahlt.
No, I paid it all in when I went to the Sparkasse with Grandma.
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B
Bekommt man das Geld wieder? Vielleicht nimmt es jemand anders!
Do you get the money back? Maybe someone else will take it!
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A
Das bekomme nur ich. Aber Oma sagt, erst mit achtzehn!
Only I get it. But Grandma says not until I'm eighteen!
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