Day 63: The Apple Tree Nobody Pruned
In an allotment colony in Berlin, Norbert (A), who has the garden next door, meets Wiebke (B), a young woman who has just taken over Mr Pieper's plot.
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
Hallo, Sie sind neu hier, oder?
Hello, you're new here, aren't you?
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B
Ja, seit Mai. Warum fragen Sie?
Yes, since May. Why do you ask?
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A
Herr Pieper hat den Apfelbaum nie geschnitten. Der Verein hat sich beschwert.
Mr Pieper never pruned the apple tree. The allotment association has complained.
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B
Oh! Ich wollte ihn am Samstag schneiden.
Oh! I was going to prune it on Saturday.
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A
Ich leihe Ihnen gern meine Leiter.
I'm happy to lend you my ladder.
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