Day 215: Will It Arrive by the Third?
In Osnabrück, Angelika (A) and her grown-up daughter Martha (B) are packing a birthday parcel for Grandma.
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
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A
Oma hat am dritten März Geburtstag. Wird das Paket pünktlich ankommen?
Grandma's birthday is on the third of March. Will the parcel get there in time?
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B
Ich habe online nachgeschaut. Es wird schon am zweiten ankommen.
I've checked online. It'll arrive on the second, a day early.
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A
Am zweiten? Oma macht Pakete immer sofort auf.
On the second? Grandma always opens parcels straight away.
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B
Dann schreiben wir drauf: Erst am dritten aufmachen!
Then we'll write on it: Do not open until the third!
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