Day 209: The Borrowed Earring
The morning after a party in Dortmund, Francesca (A) goes to see her older sister (B), who lent her a pair of earrings for the evening.
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
Sei nicht böse, ich habe einen Ohrring von dir verloren.
Don't be cross, I've lost one of your earrings.
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B
Was? Du wolltest doch gut darauf aufpassen!
What? You said you'd take good care of them!
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A
Das habe ich auch! Als ich getanzt habe, war er noch da.
I did! When I was dancing, it was still there.
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B
Moment, was ist denn das in deinen Haaren?
Hang on, what's that in your hair?
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A
Dein Ohrring! Siehst du, ich habe gut darauf aufgepasst.
Your earring! See, I did take good care of it.
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