Dracula — Page 6
" She smiled, and gave some message to an elderly man in white shirt-sleeves, who had followed her to the door.
Sie lächelte und gab einem älteren Mann in weißen Hemdsärmeln eine Nachricht, der ihr zur Tür gefolgt war.
He went, but immediately returned with a letter:--
Er ging, kehrte aber sofort mit einem Brief zurück:
"My Friend.--Welcome to the Carpathians.
„Mein Freund. – Willkommen in den Karpaten.
I am anxiously expecting you.
Ich erwarte Sie mit Ungeduld.
Sleep well to-night.
Schlafen Sie heute Nacht gut.
At three to-morrow the diligence will start for Bukovina; a place on it is kept for you.
Morgen um drei Uhr wird die Postkutsche nach Bukowina abfahren; ein Platz darauf ist für Sie reserviert.
At the Borgo Pass my carriage will await you and will bring you to me.
Am Borgo-Pass wird mein Wagen auf Sie warten und Sie zu mir bringen.
I trust that your journey from London has been a happy one, and that you will enjoy your stay in my beautiful land.
Ich hoffe, dass Ihre Reise aus London angenehm war und dass Sie Ihren Aufenthalt in meinem schönen Land genießen werden.
"Your friend, "DRACULA."
„Ihr Freund, „DRACULA."
_4 May._--I found that my landlord had got a letter from the Count, directing him to secure the best place on the coach for me;
4. Mai. – Ich erfuhr, dass mein Wirt einen Brief vom Grafen erhalten hatte, in dem dieser ihn anwies, den besten Platz in der Kutsche für mich zu sichern;
but on making inquiries as to details he seemed somewhat reticent, and pretended that he could not understand my German.
aber als ich ihn nach Einzelheiten fragte, schien er etwas zurückhaltend zu sein und tat so, als könne er mein Deutsch nicht verstehen.
This could not be true, because up to then he had understood it perfectly; at least, he answered my questions exactly as if he did.
Das konnte nicht wahr sein, denn bis dahin hatte er es vollkommen verstanden; zumindest hatte er meine Fragen genau so beantwortet, als ob er es täte.
He and his wife, the old lady who had received me, looked at each other in a frightened sort of way.
Er und seine Frau, die alte Dame, die mich empfangen hatte, sahen einander auf eine erschrockene Weise an.
He mumbled out that the money had been sent in a letter, and that was all he knew.
Er murmelte, dass das Geld in einem Brief geschickt worden sei, und das sei alles, was er wisse.
When I asked him if he knew Count Dracula, and could tell me anything of his castle, both he and his wife crossed themselves, and, saying that they knew nothing at all, simply refused to speak further.
Als ich ihn fragte, ob er Graf Dracula kenne und mir etwas über sein Schloss sagen könne, bekreuzigten sich sowohl er als auch seine Frau und weigerten sich, indem sie sagten, sie wüssten überhaupt nichts, einfach weiterzusprechen.
Vocabulary
- Sie
- She, they, or formal 'you' pronoun
- lächelte
- Smiled; past tense of lächeln
- und
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- gab
- Gave; past tense of geben
- einem
- A/an; dative indefinite article (masculine/neuter)
- älteren
- Older; adjective describing an elderly person
- Mann
- Man; adult male person
- in
- In; preposition indicating location or direction
- weißen
- White; adjective in inflected form
- Hemdsärmeln
- Shirtsleeves; the sleeves of a shirt
- eine
- A/an; feminine indefinite article
- Nachricht
- Message or news; a piece of information
- der
- The; definite article or relative pronoun
- ihr
- Her, their, or your (formal possessive pronoun)
- zur
- To the; contraction of zu and der
- Tür
- Door; entrance to a room or building
- gefolgt
- Followed; past participle of folgen
- war
- Was; past tense of sein (to be)
- Er
- He; third-person singular masculine pronoun
- ging
- Went; past tense of gehen
- kehrte
- Returned; past tense of kehren/zurückkehren
- aber
- But; coordinating conjunction showing contrast
- sofort
- Immediately; without any delay
- mit
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment
- Brief
- Letter; written message sent to someone
- zurück
- Back; indicating return to a previous place
- Mein
- My; first-person singular possessive pronoun
- Freund
- Friend; a person one has a bond with
- Willkommen
- Welcome; greeting upon someone's arrival
- den
- The; accusative definite article (masculine)
- Karpaten
- Carpathians; mountain range in Eastern Europe
- Ich
- I; first-person singular subject pronoun
- erwarte
- Await/expect; first-person present of erwarten
- Ungeduld
- Impatience; inability to wait calmly
- Schlafen
- Sleep; the act of sleeping
- heute
- Today; on this current day
- Nacht
- Night; the dark hours after sunset
- gut
- Good; of high quality or satisfactory
- Morgen
- Tomorrow or morning; next day or AM
- um
- At (time); preposition used with clock times
- drei
- Three; the number 3
- Uhr
- O'clock/clock; used to indicate time
- wird
- Will; third-person future auxiliary verb
- die
- The; definite article (feminine or plural)
- Postkutsche
- Stagecoach; horse-drawn mail and passenger carriage
- nach
- To/after; preposition indicating direction or time
- abfahren
- To depart; to leave by vehicle
- ein
- A/an/one; indefinite article or numeral
- Platz
- Seat or place; a spot reserved for someone
- darauf
- On it/thereon; referring to something previously mentioned
- ist
- Is; third-person singular of sein
- für
- For; preposition indicating purpose or recipient
- reserviert
- Reserved; set aside for a specific person
- Am
- At the/on the; contraction of an and dem
- Pass
- Mountain pass; a route through mountain terrain
- mein
- My; first-person singular possessive adjective
- Wagen
- Carriage or car; a wheeled vehicle
- auf
- On/upon; preposition indicating position or direction
- warten
- To wait; to remain until something happens
- zu
- To/at; preposition or infinitive particle
- mir
- Me (dative); first-person dative pronoun
- bringen
- To bring; to carry something to someone
- hoffe
- Hope; first-person present of hoffen
- dass
- That; subordinating conjunction introducing a clause
- Ihre
- Your (formal); formal possessive pronoun
- Reise
- Journey or trip; travel from one place to another
- aus
- From/out of; preposition indicating origin
- angenehm
- Pleasant; agreeable and enjoyable experience
- Ihren
- Your (formal accusative); formal possessive in accusative
- Aufenthalt
- Stay; a period of residing somewhere temporarily
- meinem
- My (dative); first-person dative possessive adjective
- schönen
- Beautiful; attractive and pleasing to the senses
- Land
- Country or land; a nation or territory
- genießen
- To enjoy; to take pleasure in something
- werden
- Will/become; future auxiliary or verb of becoming
- Ihr
- Your (formal); formal possessive or closing salutation
- Mai
- May; the fifth month of the year
- erfuhr
- Found out; past tense of erfahren (to learn/discover)
- Wirt
- Innkeeper; owner or host of an inn
- einen
- A/an; accusative indefinite article (masculine)
- vom
- From the; contraction of von and dem
- Grafen
- Count; genitive/dative form of Graf (nobleman)
- erhalten
- Received; past participle of erhalten
- hatte
- Had; past tense of haben
- dem
- The (dative); dative definite article masculine/neuter
- dieser
- This (one); demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- ihn
- Him; accusative third-person masculine pronoun
- anwies
- Instructed; past tense of anweisen (to direct)
- besten
- Best; superlative form of gut
- Kutsche
- Coach; a horse-drawn carriage for passengers
- mich
- Me; accusative first-person singular pronoun
- sichern
- To secure; to make safe or to reserve
- als
- When/as/than; conjunction for time or comparison
- Einzelheiten
- Details; specific pieces of information or particulars
- fragte
- Asked; past tense of fragen
- schien
- Seemed; past tense of scheinen
- er
- He; third-person singular masculine pronoun
- etwas
- Something/somewhat; an indefinite amount or thing
- zurückhaltend
- Reserved or reluctant; holding back information or feelings
- sein
- To be; infinitive of the verb sein
- tat
- Did; past tense of tun
- so
- So/thus; adverb indicating manner or consequence
- könne
- Could (subjunctive); subjunctive form of können
- Deutsch
- German; the German language or nationality
- nicht
- Not; negation particle in German
- verstehen
- To understand; to comprehend meaning or language
- Das
- That/the; neuter definite article or demonstrative
- konnte
- Could; past tense of können
- wahr
- True; corresponding to fact or reality
- denn
- Because/for; causal conjunction or flavoring particle
- bis
- Until/up to; preposition indicating a limit or endpoint
- dahin
- Until then/up to that point; to that place or time
- es
- It; third-person singular neuter pronoun
- vollkommen
- Perfectly/completely; to a full or absolute degree
- verstanden
- Understood; past participle of verstehen
- zumindest
- At least; indicating a minimum condition or amount
- meine
- My; first-person feminine/plural possessive adjective
- Fragen
- Questions; plural of Frage (question)
- genau
- Exactly/precisely; with great accuracy or detail
- beantwortet
- Answered; past participle of beantworten
- ob
- Whether/if; conjunction introducing indirect questions
- täte
- Would do (subjunctive); subjunctive II of tun
- seine
- His; third-person masculine possessive adjective
- Frau
- Woman/wife; an adult female or spouse
- alte
- Old; adjective describing age of a person
- Dame
- Lady; a polite term for a woman
- empfangen
- Received/welcomed; to greet or accept someone
- sahen
- Looked/saw; past tense of sehen
- einander
- Each other; reciprocal pronoun for mutual action
- erschrockene
- Frightened; adjective describing a scared reaction
- Weise
- Way/manner; a mode or method of doing something
- an
- At/on; preposition indicating contact or proximity
- murmelte
- Murmured; past tense of murmeln (to mutter softly)
- das
- The/that; neuter definite article or demonstrative
- Geld
- Money; currency used for transactions
- geschickt
- Sent; past participle of schicken (to send)
- worden
- Been; past participle of werden (passive auxiliary)
- sei
- Be (subjunctive); subjunctive I of sein
- alles
- Everything; all things without exception
- was
- What/that; relative pronoun or interrogative
- wisse
- Know (subjunctive); subjunctive I of wissen
- Als
- When/as; temporal conjunction for past events
- Graf
- Count; a European nobleman of high rank
- kenne
- Know (subjunctive/present); to be familiar with someone
- über
- About/over; preposition indicating topic or position
- Schloss
- Castle or lock; a large fortified residence
- sagen
- To say; to express something in words
- bekreuzigten
- Crossed themselves; made the sign of the cross
- sich
- Themselves/oneself; reflexive pronoun
- sowohl
- Both; used in sowohl…als auch (both…and)
- auch
- Also/too; indicating inclusion or agreement
- weigerten
- Refused; past tense of weigern (to refuse)
- indem
- By/while; conjunction indicating means or manner
- sie
- They/she; third-person pronoun (plural or feminine)
- sagten
- Said; past tense plural of sagen
- wüssten
- Would know (subjunctive II); past subjunctive of wissen
- überhaupt
- At all/generally; emphatic adverb negating or affirming
- nichts
- Nothing; not anything at all
- einfach
- Simply/easy; without complexity or difficulty
- weiterzusprechen
- To continue speaking; to keep talking further
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