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Learn how to flirt in German with GermanPod101.com! This 4th newbie lesson continues the arc that the 3rd one started. In this lesson you are going to learn how to continue a conversation in German, so that you aren’t left speechless after the first few phrases with somebody that you want to get to know.
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6 Responses to “Newbie lesson #4 - Düsseldorf Arc - Jobs and studies”
Kare says:
May 8th, 2008 at 4:57 am
Ich studiere. 
But there is one thing that really confused me:
ich studiere
du studierst
sie studieren
While it is right, you really got me confused here, because “sie studieren” sounds like the plural (in the sense of two or more people), while you were meaning the third person singular - at least if I got it right. So, to spare confusion, wouldn’t “sie studiert” be better?
I know that one uses “sie studiert” when talking about a female, while “sie studieren” can either be plural or the formal direct adressing of someone in the sense of “Sie studieren Medizin?”…
I know it’s probably completely uninteresting for everyone else, because it is correct after all. It still got me to re-listen at least three times…
GermanPod101 says:
May 8th, 2008 at 5:23 am
Kare, please don’t confuse the newbies 
The 3rd person singular (he/she/it) hasn’t been taught in this series. The newbie series focusses on just the bare basics to get people to communicate in German ASAP without too much grammar study. So we’re actually just using the ich, du and Sie (formal you) forms right now, since the others are not immediately necessary to get what you want in Germany. The Beginner series pursues a more typical textbook approach, teaching the complete conjugation at once and the like.
DaoistCheetah says:
May 17th, 2008 at 3:36 pm
Ich studiere Musik. Ich bin ein Sänger. Ich singe im Kirche.
Li says:
May 29th, 2008 at 6:49 am
Ich arbeite als Programmiererin. 
I can almost borrow the exact sentence from the dialogue.
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Category: Newbie Lessons |
Grammar: regular verbs in present tense | Function: getting to know somebody | Topic: small talk, flirting | Politeness Level: informal
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