Chapter 15 of 17 · Explore the German path
Reading · Chapter 15 of 17
Read a story with help
Read a short story about Mina the mouse one line at a time, with the pronunciation and the English staying visible. Every word in it has appeared earlier in the path.
≈ 4 min of reading · Practise at your own pace
What’s in this chapter
- Read the German line first, then the support lines.
- Every word has appeared earlier; three small fixes come just above the story.
- After Dann
dan the doing word comes second; after weil vile the verb ends its half.
Three things to fix in mind before the story
Three small things the story uses in a shape you have not seen. Meet them now so they do not interrupt your reading.
Mina and Dara on the path
Read the German line first, then the pronunciation, then the English. You are practising reading with help.
Mina die Maus ist auf dem Weg.
MEE-na dee mowss ist owf daym vayk
Mina the mouse is on the path.
Dann kommt Dara der Fuchs.
dan komt DAH-ra dair fooks
Then Dara the fox comes.
„Guten Morgen, Mina!“, sagt Dara.
GOO-ten MOR-gen, MEE-na, zahkt DAH-ra
"Good morning, Mina!" says Dara.
„Wohin gehst du?“, fragt Dara.
voh-HIN gayst doo, frahkt DAH-ra
"Where are you going?" asks Dara.
„Ich gehe zum Baum, weil ich Hunger habe“, sagt Mina.
ich GAY-uh tsoom bowm, vile ich HOONG-uh HAH-buh, zahkt MEE-na
"I am going to the tree, because I am hungry," says Mina.
„Siehst du den Vogel?“, fragt Dara.
zeest doo dayn FOH-gul, frahkt DAH-ra
"Do you see the bird?" asks Dara.
„Ja! Auf Wiedersehen, Dara!“, sagt Mina.
yah! owf VEE-duh-zay-en, DAH-ra, zahkt MEE-na
"Yes! Goodbye, Dara!" says Mina.
Three delayed recalls before the new story
No hints this time.
- der Baum
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der Baumdair bowm “the tree” - die Maus
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die Mausdee mowss “the mouse” - der Wald
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der Walddair valt “the forest”