Day 205: A Frankfurter Kranz for Mother's Day
In a flat in Frankfurt, Antonio (A) asks his friend Kay (B), who loves baking, to help him make a Frankfurter Kranz, a ring cake with buttercream, for his mother.
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
Backst du mit mir einen Frankfurter Kranz zum Muttertag?
Will you bake a Frankfurter Kranz with me for Mother's Day?
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B
Gern! Der ist dieses Jahr am zehnten Mai, oder?
Sure! That's on the tenth of May this year, isn't it?
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A
Genau. Wir können am Sonntagmorgen backen.
That's right. We can bake on Sunday morning.
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B
Zu spät! Die Buttercreme braucht eine Nacht im Kühlschrank.
Too late! The buttercream needs a night in the fridge.
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A
Okay. Und meine Mutter wird glauben, dass ich allein gebacken habe!
OK. And my mum will think I baked it all by myself!
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