Day 208: Maultaschen Without a Recipe
In her grandmother's kitchen in Tübingen, Tamara (A) is learning to make Maultaschen, Swabian filled pasta, from her grandmother Elfriede (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.
Keys: E hide English · ← → previous / next day · point at a word to see its meaning
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A
Oma, wie viel Fleisch braucht man für die Maultaschen?
Grandma, how much meat do you need for the Maultaschen?
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B
Nicht zu viel und nicht zu wenig.
Not too much and not too little.
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A
Das hilft mir nicht! Wo ist dein Rezept?
That's no help! Where's your recipe?
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B
Das habe ich nicht auf Papier, sondern im Kopf. Und bald du auch!
I haven't got it on paper, I've got it in my head. And soon you will too!
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