Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 5
(Dinah was the cat.)
(Dinah war die Katze.)
"I hope they'll remember her saucer of milk at tea-time.
„Ich hoffe, dass sie an ihre Untertasse Milch zur Teestunde denken werden.
Dinah my dear!
Dinah, meine Liebe!
I wish you were down here with me!
Ich wünschte, du wärst hier unten bei mir!
There are no mice in the air, I'm afraid, but you might catch a bat, and that's very like a mouse, you know.
In der Luft gibt es leider keine Mäuse, aber du könntest eine Fledermaus fangen, und die ist einer Maus sehr ähnlich, weißt du.
But do cats eat bats, I wonder?"
Aber fressen Katzen wohl Fledermäuse?"
And here Alice began to get rather sleepy, and went on saying to herself, in a dreamy sort of way, "Do cats eat bats?
Und hier begann Alice ziemlich schläfrig zu werden und fuhr fort, sich selbst auf träumerische Weise zu sagen: „Fressen Katzen Fledermäuse?
Do cats eat bats?"
Fressen Katzen Fledermäuse?"
and sometimes, "Do bats eat cats?"
und manchmal: „Fressen Fledermäuse Katzen?"
for, you see, as she couldn't answer either question, it didn't much matter which way she put it.
denn, wie Sie sehen, da sie keine der beiden Fragen beantworten konnte, kam es nicht sehr darauf an, wie sie sie stellte.
She felt that she was dozing off, and had just begun to dream that she was walking hand in hand with Dinah, and saying to her very earnestly, "Now, Dinah, tell me the truth: did you ever eat a bat?"
Sie fühlte, dass sie einschlummerte, und hatte gerade begonnen zu träumen, dass sie Hand in Hand mit Dinah ging und ihr sehr ernsthaft sagte: „Nun, Dinah, sag mir die Wahrheit: Hast du jemals eine Fledermaus gefressen?"
when suddenly, thump! thump! down she came upon a heap of sticks and dry leaves, and the fall was over.
als sie plötzlich, bumm! bumm! auf einen Haufen Stöcke und trockene Blätter fiel, und der Fall war vorbei.
Alice was not a bit hurt, and she jumped up on to her feet in a moment:
Alice war kein bisschen verletzt, und sie sprang sofort auf die Beine:
she looked up, but it was all dark overhead;
sie schaute nach oben, aber es war alles dunkel über ihr;
before her was another long passage, and the White Rabbit was still in sight, hurrying down it.
vor ihr lag ein weiterer langer Gang, und das Weiße Kaninchen war noch in Sichtweite und eilte ihn hinunter.
Vocabulary
- war
- Was; past tense of 'sein' (to be)
- die
- The; definite article for feminine/plural nouns
- Katze
- Cat; a common domestic feline animal
- Ich
- I; first-person singular personal pronoun
- hoffe
- Hope; first-person present tense of 'hoffen'
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause
- sie
- She/they; third-person pronoun (singular or plural)
- an
- At/on; preposition indicating position or reference
- ihre
- Her/their; possessive pronoun in feminine form
- Untertasse
- Saucer; small plate placed under a cup
- Milch
- Milk; white liquid produced by mammals
- zur
- To the; contraction of 'zu der'
- Teestunde
- Tea time; the traditional afternoon hour for tea
- denken
- To think; to use one's mind mentally
- werden
- Will/to become; auxiliary verb for future tense
- meine
- My; first-person singular possessive pronoun
- Liebe
- Love/dear; affectionate term or noun
- wünschte
- Wished; past tense of 'wünschen' (to wish)
- du
- You; second-person singular personal pronoun
- wärst
- Were; subjunctive past form of 'sein'
- hier
- Here; adverb indicating this place
- unten
- Below/down; adverb indicating a lower position
- bei
- Near/with; preposition indicating proximity
- mir
- Me; first-person singular dative pronoun
- In
- In; preposition indicating location inside something
- der
- The; definite article for masculine or genitive nouns
- Luft
- Air; the invisible gaseous mixture around us
- gibt
- Gives/there is; third-person present of 'geben'
- es
- It; third-person singular neuter pronoun
- leider
- Unfortunately; adverb expressing regret or disappointment
- keine
- No/none; negating article for nouns
- Mäuse
- Mice; plural of 'Maus', small rodents
- aber
- But; coordinating conjunction showing contrast
- könntest
- Could; second-person subjunctive of 'können'
- eine
- A/an; indefinite article for feminine nouns
- Fledermaus
- Bat; a nocturnal flying mammal
- fangen
- To catch; to capture something or someone
- und
- And; coordinating conjunction connecting words or clauses
- ist
- Is; third-person singular present of 'sein'
- einer
- A/one; indefinite article in dative masculine
- Maus
- Mouse; a small rodent, common household pest
- sehr
- Very; adverb intensifying adjectives or adverbs
- ähnlich
- Similar; resembling something else closely
- weißt
- Know; second-person singular present of 'wissen'
- Aber
- But; conjunction indicating contrast or exception
- fressen
- To eat (animals); consume food voraciously
- Katzen
- Cats; plural of 'Katze', domestic felines
- wohl
- Well/probably; modal adverb expressing supposition
- Fledermäuse
- Bats; plural of 'Fledermaus', nocturnal flying mammals
- Und
- And; coordinating conjunction linking clauses
- begann
- Began; past tense of 'beginnen' (to begin)
- ziemlich
- Quite/rather; adverb indicating a considerable degree
- schläfrig
- Sleepy; feeling drowsy or inclined to sleep
- zu
- To/too; preposition or infinitive marker
- fuhr
- Continued/drove; past tense of 'fahren'
- fort
- Away/onward; separable prefix meaning to continue
- sich
- Herself/himself; reflexive pronoun for all genders
- selbst
- Herself/itself; intensifying pronoun emphasizing identity
- auf
- On/up; preposition indicating surface or direction
- träumerische
- Dreamy; adjective describing a dreamlike manner
- Weise
- Way/manner; noun describing a mode of doing
- sagen
- To say; to express something verbally
- Fressen
- Eating (animals); the act of animal feeding
- manchmal
- Sometimes; adverb meaning on some occasions
- denn
- Because/for; conjunction giving a reason
- wie
- How/as/like; conjunction or adverb of comparison
- Sie
- You (formal); polite second-person pronoun
- sehen
- To see; to perceive with the eyes
- da
- There/since; adverb of place or causal conjunction
- beiden
- Both; referring to two things or people
- Fragen
- Questions; plural of 'Frage', an inquiry
- beantworten
- To answer; to respond to a question
- konnte
- Could; past tense of 'können' (to be able)
- kam
- Came; past tense of 'kommen' (to come)
- nicht
- Not; negation adverb used in sentences
- darauf
- On it/thereupon; adverb referring to something prior
- stellte
- Put/posed; past tense of 'stellen' (to place)
- fühlte
- Felt; past tense of 'fühlen' (to feel)
- einschlummerte
- Dozed off; past tense of 'einschlummern'
- hatte
- Had; past tense of 'haben' (to have)
- gerade
- Just/straight; adverb indicating a recent action
- begonnen
- Begun; past participle of 'beginnen' (to begin)
- träumen
- To dream; to experience dreams while sleeping
- Hand
- Hand; the body part at the end of arm
- in
- In; preposition indicating location inside
- mit
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- ging
- Went; past tense of 'gehen' (to go)
- ihr
- Her/your; possessive or dative pronoun
- ernsthaft
- Seriously/earnestly; adverb meaning in a serious manner
- sagte
- Said; past tense of 'sagen' (to say)
- Nun
- Now/well; adverb indicating current time or transition
- sag
- Say; imperative form of 'sagen' (to say)
- Wahrheit
- Truth; the quality of being true or factual
- Hast
- Have; second-person singular present of 'haben'
- jemals
- Ever; adverb meaning at any time
- gefressen
- Eaten (by animals); past participle of 'fressen'
- als
- When/as/than; conjunction for time, comparison, or role
- plötzlich
- Suddenly; adverb meaning without warning
- bumm
- Bang/boom; onomatopoeia for a sudden loud sound
- einen
- A/an; indefinite article in accusative masculine
- Haufen
- Pile/heap; a large gathered quantity of things
- Stöcke
- Sticks; plural of 'Stock', thin wooden pieces
- trockene
- Dry; adjective describing lack of moisture
- Blätter
- Leaves; plural of 'Blatt', leaves from trees
- fiel
- Fell; past tense of 'fallen' (to fall)
- Fall
- Fall/case; a descent or a grammatical case
- vorbei
- Past/over; adverb meaning something has passed
- kein
- No/not a; negating article for nouns
- bisschen
- A little/bit; indicating a small amount
- verletzt
- Hurt/injured; past participle of 'verletzen'
- sprang
- Jumped; past tense of 'springen' (to jump)
- sofort
- Immediately; adverb meaning right away
- Beine
- Legs; plural of 'Bein', limbs for walking
- schaute
- Looked; past tense of 'schauen' (to look)
- nach
- After/toward; preposition of direction or time
- oben
- Above/up; adverb indicating a higher position
- alles
- Everything; indefinite pronoun meaning all things
- dunkel
- Dark; adjective describing absence of light
- über
- Over/about; preposition of position or topic
- vor
- Before/in front of; preposition of position or time
- lag
- Lay; past tense of 'liegen' (to lie down)
- ein
- A/an; indefinite article for masculine/neuter nouns
- weiterer
- Another/further; adjective meaning an additional one
- langer
- Long; adjective describing great length or duration
- Gang
- Corridor/passage; a hallway or narrow walkway
- das
- The; definite article for neuter nouns
- Weiße
- White; adjective used as noun meaning white one
- Kaninchen
- Rabbit; a small burrowing furry mammal
- noch
- Still/yet; adverb indicating continuation or addition
- Sichtweite
- Sight/visibility range; the distance one can see
- eilte
- Hurried; past tense of 'eilen' (to hurry)
- ihn
- Him/it; third-person accusative masculine pronoun
- hinunter
- Down; adverb indicating movement downward
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