Day 96: Lighter Than Five Hardbacks
At the city library in Mannheim, Svea (A), a student who reads on the train and is carrying five heavy books, speaks to the librarian Bennet (B).
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
Ich wollte fragen, ob ich einen E-Reader leihen kann.
I wanted to ask if I could borrow an e-reader.
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B
Klar! Der ist leichter als fünf Bücher.
Of course! It's lighter than five books.
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A
Super, dann nehme ich einen!
Great, then I'll take one!
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B
Leider sind alle weg. Sie müssen eine Woche warten.
Sorry, they're all out. You'll have to wait a week.
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