📰 Lena's Party — Lenas Party
🗞️ Magazine article no. 3: Lena's birthday in Leipzig — friends, food, drinks and cake, with all the food vocabulary you have learned.
🎂 Saturday: a special day
Lena is a young woman from Leipzig. Today is Saturday — and it is her birthday! In the evening there is a small party at her flat. The friends each bring something: something to eat or something to drink.
Heute ist Samstag. Lena hat Geburtstag. (Today is Saturday. It is Lena's birthday.)
Um neun Uhr kommen die Freunde. (At nine o'clock the friends arrive.)
🧺 Everyone brings something
Tom brings a big cake from the bakery. Maria brings apples and bananas from the market. And Ali? He brings bread and tasty cheese. The table is full!
Tom bringt einen Kuchen. Maria bringt Äpfel und Bananen. Ali bringt Brot und Käse. (Tom brings a cake. Maria brings apples and bananas. Ali brings bread and cheese.)
🍽️ At the table
The cake is very tasty — everyone claps! Ali eats his bread with cheese, Maria drinks juice, and Tom drinks hot tea. Cold water is on the table too.
Der Kuchen ist sehr lecker! (The cake is very delicious!)
Ali isst Brot mit Käse. Maria trinkt Saft. Tom trinkt Tee. (Ali eats bread with cheese. Maria drinks juice. Tom drinks tea.)
🎁 The present, then goodbye
Tom has a small present for Lena: a beautiful book! Lena opens it and laughs. At the end of the evening everybody stands up and says the important sentence — then they say goodbye until next time.
Tom hat ein Geschenk für Lena. Das Geschenk ist ein Buch. (Tom has a present for Lena. The present is a book.)
Alle sagen: Alles Gute, Lena! Tschüss! (Everyone says: All the best, Lena! Bye!)
📖 Article Vocabulary
| German | Pronunciation | English |
|---|---|---|
| der Geburtstag | deer guh-BOORTS-tahk | the birthday |
| die Party | dee PAR-tee | the party |
| das Geschenk | dahs guh-SHENK | the present / gift |
| der Kuchen | deer KOO-khen | the cake |
| der Apfel | deer AHP-fel | the apple |
| die Banane | dee bah-NAH-nuh | the banana |
| der Saft | deer zahft | the juice |
| lecker | LEK-er | tasty / delicious |
🔗 Related lessons: Lektion 7: Essen · Lektion 8: Party