Easter Eggs

Dye Easter eggs with Petra at the kitchen table and say what you did as a child, with als ich klein war.

Audio instruction: English

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Easter Saturday at Petra's kitchen table, bowls of dye in a row, a basket of white eggs and Nina out of the room.

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Max, hilfst du mir? Wir färben Eier.mahx, hilfst doo meer, veer FAIR-ben EYE-erMax, will you help me? We're dyeing eggs. To a friend.

Gern! Das habe ich lange nicht gemacht.gairn, dahs HAH-beh ikh LAHNG-eh nikht geh-MAHKHTGladly! I haven't done that for a long time.

Ich war oft bei meiner Oma.ikh vahr oft by MY-ner OH-mahI was often at my grandma's.

Hast du das als Kind gemacht?hahst doo dahs ahls kint geh-MAHKHTDid you do that as a child? To a friend.

Ja, als ich klein war. Mit meiner Oma.yah, ahls ikh kline vahr, mit MY-ner OH-mahYes, when I was little. With my grandma.

Wo sind die Eier?voh zint dee EYE-erWhere are the eggs?

Und dann verstecken wir die Eier.oont dahn fair-SHTEK-en veer dee EYE-erAnd then we hide the eggs.

Verstecken? Aber für wen?fair-SHTEK-en, AH-ber fuer vaynHide them? But for whom?

Für Nina! Das machen wir jedes Jahr.fuer NEE-nah, dahs MAHKH-en veer YAY-des yahrFor Nina! We do that every year.

Jedes Jahr? Wie schön!YAY-des yahr, vee shurnEvery year? How lovely!