Day 39: Cake With the New Sweetener
In a café in Regensburg, Anna (A), a nutrition scientist, asks Fabian (B), the young waiter, which cake he would recommend.
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
Was können Sie mir heute empfehlen? Ich schwanke zwischen Apfelstrudel und Käsesahne.
What would you recommend today? I'm torn between the apple strudel and the cheesecake.
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B
Unsere neue Schokotorte mit dem Süßstoff aus den Nachrichten! Laut einer Studie senkt der sogar den Blutzucker.
Our new chocolate gateau, made with the sweetener that's been in the news! According to a study, it even lowers blood sugar.
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A
Die Studie kenne ich, ich bin Ernährungswissenschaftlerin. Sie hatte gerade mal vierundzwanzig Teilnehmer.
I know that study, I'm a nutrition scientist. It had all of twenty-four participants.
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B
Das klang aber sehr überzeugend, zumal sogar die Tagesschau darüber berichtet hat.
It sounded very convincing, though, especially as even the Tagesschau, the main TV news, reported on it.
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A
Vielversprechend ist es schon, wenngleich vier Wochen mit zwei Dutzend Leuten noch gar nichts beweisen.
It's promising, I'll grant you, although four weeks with two dozen people doesn't prove anything yet.
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B
Schade. Bis das bewiesen ist, wird die Torte wohl längst von der Karte verschwunden sein.
Shame. By the time that's proven, the gateau will probably be long gone from the menu.
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A
Dann bringen Sie mir schnell ein Stück, sofern noch eins da ist. Ich erhöhe die Stichprobe gern auf fünfundzwanzig.
Then bring me a slice, quick, provided there's one left. I'm happy to raise the sample to twenty-five.
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