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September 08, 2021 How’d you say in German: “I’ll pick him up on Monday at 5pm from the station.”?
How’d you say in German: “I’ll pick him up on Monday at 5pm from the station.”?
9 min
September 07, 2021 How’d you say in German: “Did you insert the attachment into the mail?”?
How’d you say in German: “Did you insert the attachment into the mail?”?
10 min
September 06, 2021 How’d you say in German: “We'll research the market for you precisely.”?
How’d you say in German: “We'll research the market for you precisely.”?
10 min
August 31, 2021 Coaching Call 30.08.2021 (B1 mit Dan)
Coaching Call 30.08.2021 (B1 mit Dan)
Here’s what you’ll learn from this lesson:
Who the main reason (der Hauptgrund) is why Madheswaran made a decision (eine Entscheidung getroffen) to stay in Germany
Who Catherine was thinking about while applying sunscreen (beim Auftragen der Sonnencreme) on her trip to Canada
How many languages Andrea can fluently (fließend) speak and/or understand
Which memories (Erinnerungen) John cherished from his trip to Rhodos 40 years ago
And how we turned out on the island of Rhodos (auf Rhodos) after our trip to the Baltic states (ins Baltikum) :)
#1 Lesson from this Call:
“Wegen” is a genitive preposition and means “because of”
The genitive articles are: (des (m., n.) der (f., pl.))
Bist du wegen der Arbeit nach Granada umgezogen? (Did you move to Granada because of work?)
Bist du wegen des Jobs/Freundes/Arbeitsplatzes nach Granada umgezogen? (Did you move to Granada because of the job/friend/job position?)
Bist du wegen des Landes nach Granada umgezogen? (Did you move to Granada because of the country?)
Bist du wegen der Freunde nach Granada umgezogen? (Did you move to Granada because of the friends?)
55 min
August 27, 2021 How’d you say in German: “As soon as I have time, I'll copy the documents.”?
How’d you say in German: “As soon as I have time, I'll copy the documents.”?
9 min
August 27, 2021 Coaching Call 26.08.2021 (A2 mit Dan)
Coaching Call 26.08.2021 (A2 mit Dan)
Here’s what you’ll learn from this lesson:
How the Mongolian alphabet is different from (anders als) the Ukrainian and Russian ones according to Sarnai
What Miyako was surprised by during her visit to her friends during the school holidays (während der Schulferien)
And how we celebrate (feiern) the beginning of every school year in Ukraine
#1 Lesson from this Call:
“Eher” can mean “früher”:
Ich werde eher da sein als du. (I’ll be there earlier than you.)
Je eher wir dort sind, desto besser. (The sooner we’re there, the better.)
If you live in eastern Germany, you might hear it a lot, since it is very common there
To express “former”, it is common to use “ehemalig”:
Ich möchte gerne in die ehemaligen Sowjetrepubliken reisen. (I would like to travel to the former Soviet republics.)
Er ist mein ehemaliger Freund. (He's my ex boyfriend.)
57 min
August 26, 2021 How’d you say in German: “When are you coming back from your holidays?”?
How’d you say in German: “When are you coming back from your holidays?”?
9 min
August 25, 2021 How’d you say in German: “Did you fill out the questionnaire?”?
How’d you say in German: “Did you fill out the questionnaire?”?
9 min
August 25, 2021 Coaching Call 25.08.2021 (B1 mit Dan)
Coaching Call 25.08.2021 (B1 mit Dan)
Here’s what you’ll learn from this lesson:
Why Ivan was given an evil eye (bösen Blick) in a fashion store in Milan (Mailand)
Which clothes Liz is packing for her trip to Italy with a camper van (Wohnmobil)
And which functional (funktional) clothes I’ve seen German ladies take with them on a trip in order to travel lightly :)
#1 Lesson from this Call:
“Sich freuen auf” means “to be looking forward to” or “be excited about” something happening in the future:
Ich freue mich auf unsere anstehende Reise! (Looking forward to our upcoming trip!)
Freust du dich auf deinen neuen Job? (Are you excited about your new job?)
58 min
August 24, 2021 How’d you say in German: “Did you send him the bill?”?
How’d you say in German: “Did you send him the bill?”?
9 min