Day 240: Printen on the First Advent Sunday
In Aachen on the first Sunday of Advent, Irma (A) and Magnus (B) have coffee and Aachener Printen, the local spiced biscuits, with their little daughter Alva (C).
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
Die erste Kerze brennt! Magnus, holst du die Printen?
The first candle's lit! Magnus, will you fetch the Printen?
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B
Schon da. Hier, Alva, nimm dir eine!
Already here. Here, Alva, take one!
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C
Mama, darf ich heute das erste Türchen aufmachen?
Mum, can I open the first calendar door today?
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A
Erst am ersten Dezember. Als ich klein war, musste ich auch warten.
Not until the first of December. When I was little, I had to wait too.
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B
Ich nicht. Mein Kalender war immer schon am ersten Dezember leer!
I didn't. My calendar was always empty by the first of December!
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