Story in German, level A2
The uninvited guest
Lena gets everything ready for a friend to visit.
Watch the video, 45 secondsLena backt einen Kuchen, weil ihre Freundin kommt. Sie stellt ihn auf den Tisch.
Lena bakes a cake because her friend is coming. She puts it on the table.
"Wenn du da bist, trinken wir Kaffee", schreibt sie.
"When you get here, we'll have coffee," she writes.
Es klingelt. Lena öffnet die Tür. Ihre Freundin hat Blumen dabei.
The doorbell rings. Lena opens the door. Her friend has brought flowers.
Die Katze sitzt auf dem Tisch. Der Kuchen ist weg.
The cat is sitting on the table. The cake is gone.
"Gut. Dann essen wir die Blumen."
"Fine. Then we'll eat the flowers."
After weil and wenn, the conjugated verb goes to the end.
Ich backe, weil du kommst. Wenn du kommst, trinken wir Kaffee.
I am baking because you are coming. When you come, we will have coffee.
Good to know
Wenn can mean if or when. Here it refers to an expected future visit.
What do you make when friends visit? Reply in German.
