The Expedition of Humphry Clinker — Page 2
--I told him, by his agreement he was to receive no vails; but he says as how there's a difference betwixt vails and perquisites; and so there is for sartain.
--Ich sagte ihm, laut seiner Vereinbarung sollte er keine Trinkgelder erhalten; aber er sagt, dass es einen Unterschied zwischen Trinkgeldern und Nebeneinkünften gibt; und das stimmt gewiss.
We are all going to the Hot Well, where I shall drink your health in a glass of water, being,
Wir fahren alle zum Hot Well, wo ich Ihre Gesundheit in einem Glas Wasser trinken werde, und verbleibe,
Dear Molly, Your humble servant to command, W. JENKINS GLOSTAR, April 2nd.
Liebe Molly, Ihre ergebene Dienerin, W. JENKINS GLOSTAR, den 2. April.
To Sir WATKIN PHILLIPS, Bart. of Jesus college, Oxon.
An Sir WATKIN PHILLIPS, Bart. des Jesus College, Oxon.
Vocabulary
- Ich
- First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'
- sagte
- Past tense of 'sagen'; said or told
- ihm
- Dative pronoun meaning 'him' or 'to him'
- laut
- According to; or loud in volume
- seiner
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'his' in genitive case
- Vereinbarung
- Agreement or arrangement made between parties
- sollte
- Past subjunctive of 'sollen'; was supposed to
- er
- Third person singular pronoun meaning 'he'
- keine
- Negative article meaning 'no' or 'none'
- Trinkgelder
- Plural of Trinkgeld; gratuities or tips given
- erhalten
- To receive or obtain something; keep or maintain
- aber
- Conjunction meaning 'but' introducing contrast
- sagt
- Third person singular present tense of 'sagen'; says
- dass
- Subordinating conjunction meaning 'that'
- es
- Neuter pronoun meaning 'it'
- einen
- Indefinite article 'a' in masculine accusative case
- Unterschied
- Difference or distinction between two things
- zwischen
- Preposition meaning 'between' two things or people
- Trinkgeldern
- Dative plural of Trinkgeld; tips or gratuities
- und
- Coordinating conjunction meaning 'and'
- Nebeneinkünften
- Dative plural; secondary or additional income sources
- gibt
- Third person singular of 'geben'; there is or gives
- das
- Definite article or pronoun meaning 'that' or 'the'
- stimmt
- Third person of 'stimmen'; is correct or true
- gewiss
- Certainly or surely; expressing confident affirmation
- Wir
- First person plural pronoun meaning 'we'
- fahren
- To travel or drive to a destination
- alle
- Pronoun or adjective meaning 'all' or 'everyone'
- zum
- Contraction of 'zu dem'; to the
- wo
- Relative or interrogative adverb meaning 'where'
- ich
- First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'
- Ihre
- Formal possessive pronoun meaning 'your' (polite)
- Gesundheit
- Health; also said after someone sneezes
- in
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'into'
- einem
- Indefinite article 'a' in dative case
- Glas
- Glass; a drinking vessel or material
- Wasser
- Water; the common transparent liquid
- trinken
- To drink a liquid or beverage
- werde
- Future auxiliary verb; first person singular of 'werden'
- verbleibe
- Formal closing; I remain, used in letter endings
- Liebe
- Dear; term of affection used in letter salutations
- ergebene
- Devoted or dedicated; formal closing adjective in letters
- Dienerin
- Female servant or maidservant of someone
- den
- Definite article in masculine accusative or dative plural
- April
- Fourth month of the year
- An
- Preposition meaning 'to' or 'at'; used in addresses
- des
- Definite article in genitive case meaning 'of the'
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