Day 226: Boots by the Door for Nikolaus
On the evening of the fifth of December at her grandfather's house in Fulda, Mina (A), a little girl, shows her grandfather Helmut (B) the boots she has cleaned for Nikolaus.
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
Opa, ich habe meine Stiefel für den Nikolaus geputzt!
Grandad, I've cleaned my boots for Nikolaus!
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B
Sehr schön! Dann stell sie gleich vor die Tür.
Very good! Then put them outside the door straight away.
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A
Und was war früher in deinem Stiefel?
And what was in your boot in the old days?
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B
Nur eine Orange. Als ich klein war, war Schokolade teuer.
Just an orange. When I was little, chocolate was expensive.
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A
Oje! Dann stellen wir deine Stiefel heute neben meine!
Oh dear! Then tonight we'll put your boots next to mine!
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