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If you’ve ever taken a plane to Europe, you know that jet lag is not a tourist’s friend. In this lesson, John is suffering from it. Join him and Michaela as they debate what to do, and learn what’s so great about German residential areas! GermanPod101 brings to you another fun lesson full of authentic German.
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6 Responses to “Beginner Lesson #10 - Jetlagged in Düsseldorf”
GermanPod101.com says:
June 19th, 2008 at 6:30 pm
What do you do when you’re jetlagged? Do you have a recipe against it? Do you just sleep it off and skip the sightseeing? Do you do it anyway?
Nathan says:
June 20th, 2008 at 3:02 am
Thank you for another great podcast! 
I don’t know if this is intentional, but I don’t see the German in the podcast description like the others in the series. If not, will there be a podcast update?
Thanks.
petiteclaire says:
June 21st, 2008 at 3:59 pm
Thanks for the lesson !
When I’m jetlagged, I try to go sightseeing anyway, or walk around, in order to get back to “normal” time frames (ie not going to sleep in the middle of the day)… otherwise it’s really rough for a few days (waking up at 2 am, falling asleep at 5 pm, etc…)
I have a question : in the lesson, Michael says “Ich bin mir noch nicht sicher” and “I werde mir die Umgebung ansehen”. While I understand the meaning behind “mir” (ie :”I’m doing this for myself, regarding my own intentions”, right ?), would “Ich bin noch nicht sicher” and “Ich werde die Umgebung ansehen” be OK too ? Do they have the exact same meaning ? Is there a difference in speech level or colloquialism ?
Kare says:
June 21st, 2008 at 4:16 pm
Hi petiteclaire. ^^
I am not really good with speech levels, however:
“Ich bin noch nicht sicher.” is a perfectly valid German sentence. Since you already said that you are the one not sure yet, you can cut the “mir” out. However: “Ich werde die Umgebung ansehen.” sounds a bit strange, like it is lagging somthing. However, if you say “Ich werde die Umgebung erkunde.” (erkunden = explore) it says the same, however in this case I am almost sure that it is colloquial.
Peter says:
November 12th, 2008 at 11:55 pm
Wann ich Ferien habe, muss ich Spaß machen, Jet Lag oder nicht. Nach meine Ferien brauche ich Ruhe. Aber ich kann nicht ausruhen, weil ich arbeiten muss.
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Category: Beginner Lessons |
Grammar: splitting verbs | Function: discussing what to do, everyday talk | Topic: activities | Politeness Level: informal
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