Comments on: Beginner Lesson # 23 - At the Post Office http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/09/18/beginner-lesson-23-at-the-post-office/ Learn German with Free Podcasts Whether you are student or a seasoned speaker, our lessons offer something for everyone. We incorporate culture and current issues into each episode to give the most informative, both linguistically and culturally, podcasts possible. For those of you with just the plane ride to prepare, check our survival phrase series at GermanPod101.com. One of these phrases just might turn your trip into the best one ever! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:48:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Franck http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/09/18/beginner-lesson-23-at-the-post-office/#comment-22987 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:58:27 +0000 http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/09/18/beginner-lesson-23-at-the-post-office/#comment-22987 In the line by line audio transcript, the audio for English sentences is the German version! In the line by line audio transcript, the audio for English sentences is the German version!

]]> by: Franck http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/09/18/beginner-lesson-23-at-the-post-office/#comment-22985 Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:49:27 +0000 http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/09/18/beginner-lesson-23-at-the-post-office/#comment-22985 In the section 'Expansion with audio' shouldn't the sentence 'Ich werden meinen Brief per Luftpost verschicken.' be 'Ich werde meinen Brief per Luftpost verschicken.' ? In the section ‘Expansion with audio’ shouldn’t the sentence ‘Ich werden meinen Brief per Luftpost verschicken.’ be ‘Ich werde meinen Brief per Luftpost verschicken.’ ?

]]> by: salivia_baker http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/09/18/beginner-lesson-23-at-the-post-office/#comment-11655 Mon, 12 Apr 2010 03:42:47 +0000 http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/09/18/beginner-lesson-23-at-the-post-office/#comment-11655 difficult should be schwierig not schwer. Though almost everybody uses schwer as difficult, in school we were taught difficult is schwierig and if you use schwer it is the wrong usage. Teuro-Effekt.. it wasn't that bad. sure teh prices went up for the most part but in fact it was just normal inflation. I am too lazy to write it in english so I jsut quote german wiki "Dem Euro wird oft angelastet, dass Produkte inzwischen etwa soviel kosten wie seinerzeit in DM. Dies liegt daran, dass die jährliche Teuerungsrate nicht einbezogen wird und dieser Effekt zu DM-Zeiten auch zu beobachten war, jedoch der Bürger keinen Fixpunkt durch ein Basisjahr hatte (siehe <a href="http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teuro#Falsche_Umrechnung" rel="nofollow">Falsche Umrechnung</a>). [...] Nach dem Verbraucherpreisindex des deutschen Statistischen Bundesamtes betrug die Teuerung in Deutschland für die ersten zweieinhalb Jahre seit Einführung des Euro-Bargelds im Januar 2002 insgesamt 3,3 %. In den zweieinhalb Jahren zuvor – den letzten der DM – stiegen die Verbraucherpreise um insgesamt 4,3 %. Mitte des Jahres 2001 verzeichnete der Verbraucherpreisindex einen deutlicheren Anstieg der Preise in Deutschland im Vergleich zu den Vormonaten. Dieser lag jedoch weit unter den Steigerungsraten, die Anfang der 1990er Jahre verzeichnet wurden (bis zu 6,3 % Anstieg des Preisindexes im Vergleich zum Vorjahresmonat). Auch ist zu bemerken, dass schon im 2. Quartal 2002 eine deutliche Korrektur einsetzte. Fälle deutlicher Preissteigerung wurden durch den Markt zumeist nach unten korrigiert." So it's actually a myth that everything got so damn expensive. There was a bit ripping off by the industry but it wasn't THAT bad as people want to believe. difficult should be schwierig not schwer. Though almost everybody uses schwer as difficult, in school we were taught difficult is schwierig and if you use schwer it is the wrong usage.

Teuro-Effekt.. it wasn’t that bad. sure teh prices went up for the most part but in fact it was just normal inflation. I am too lazy to write it in english so I jsut quote german wiki

“Dem Euro wird oft angelastet, dass Produkte inzwischen etwa soviel kosten wie seinerzeit in DM. Dies liegt daran, dass die jährliche Teuerungsrate nicht einbezogen wird und dieser Effekt zu DM-Zeiten auch zu beobachten war, jedoch der Bürger keinen Fixpunkt durch ein Basisjahr hatte (siehe Falsche Umrechnung).

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Nach dem Verbraucherpreisindex des deutschen Statistischen Bundesamtes betrug die Teuerung in Deutschland für die ersten zweieinhalb Jahre seit Einführung des Euro-Bargelds im Januar 2002 insgesamt 3,3 %. In den zweieinhalb Jahren zuvor – den letzten der DM – stiegen die Verbraucherpreise um insgesamt 4,3 %.

Mitte des Jahres 2001 verzeichnete der Verbraucherpreisindex einen deutlicheren Anstieg der Preise in Deutschland im Vergleich zu den Vormonaten. Dieser lag jedoch weit unter den Steigerungsraten, die Anfang der 1990er Jahre verzeichnet wurden (bis zu 6,3 % Anstieg des Preisindexes im Vergleich zum Vorjahresmonat).

Auch ist zu bemerken, dass schon im 2. Quartal 2002 eine deutliche Korrektur einsetzte. Fälle deutlicher Preissteigerung wurden durch den Markt zumeist nach unten korrigiert.”

So it’s actually a myth that everything got so damn expensive. There was a bit ripping off by the industry but it wasn’t THAT bad as people want to believe.

]]> by: Robert http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/09/18/beginner-lesson-23-at-the-post-office/#comment-7447 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 09:22:13 +0000 http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/09/18/beginner-lesson-23-at-the-post-office/#comment-7447 i noticed the mistake too!! :neutral: but at first, i thought i was wrong so i reread it like 100 times!! i noticed the mistake too!! :neutral:
but at first, i thought i was wrong so i reread it like 100 times!!

]]> by: Rob http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/09/18/beginner-lesson-23-at-the-post-office/#comment-6811 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:38:43 +0000 http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/09/18/beginner-lesson-23-at-the-post-office/#comment-6811 Hello Kim! Sorry you're having trouble and yes, the notes should work. I just successfully downloaded them. If you could please send me your user name at contactus@germanpod101.com I'll make sure your account is all set. Thanks! Hello Kim!

Sorry you’re having trouble and yes, the notes should work. I just successfully downloaded them. If you could please send me your user name at contactus@germanpod101.com I’ll make sure your account is all set.

Thanks!

]]> by: Kim http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/09/18/beginner-lesson-23-at-the-post-office/#comment-6808 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:49:42 +0000 http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/09/18/beginner-lesson-23-at-the-post-office/#comment-6808 Hello, Having trouble downloading the notes for this lesson, is it still available? Thanks. Hello,
Having trouble downloading the notes for this lesson, is it still available?
Thanks.

]]> by: Mark http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/09/18/beginner-lesson-23-at-the-post-office/#comment-6634 Sun, 05 Jul 2009 02:18:25 +0000 http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/09/18/beginner-lesson-23-at-the-post-office/#comment-6634 He says he wants to send 18 postcards to the USA and 2 "to" Germany, but because he is already in Germany, shouldn't he say the equivalent of "within" Germany? He says he wants to send 18 postcards to the USA and 2 “to” Germany, but because he is already in Germany, shouldn’t he say the equivalent of “within” Germany?

]]> by: Judith http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/09/18/beginner-lesson-23-at-the-post-office/#comment-6507 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:34:16 +0000 http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/09/18/beginner-lesson-23-at-the-post-office/#comment-6507 Yes, you found the mistake! Took a lot of time for somebody to notice! :razz: Yes, you found the mistake!

Took a lot of time for somebody to notice! :razz:

]]> by: Salvador http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/09/18/beginner-lesson-23-at-the-post-office/#comment-6479 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:57:23 +0000 http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/09/18/beginner-lesson-23-at-the-post-office/#comment-6479 Actually the change should have been ein Euro ZEHN (not ZWANZIG) Cent. :) Actually the change should have been ein Euro ZEHN (not ZWANZIG) Cent. :)

]]> by: Judith http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/09/18/beginner-lesson-23-at-the-post-office/#comment-5864 Sun, 12 Apr 2009 07:52:28 +0000 http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/09/18/beginner-lesson-23-at-the-post-office/#comment-5864 There is no difference between formal and informal in the vocabulary, unless you are at an advanced level (literary vs. non-literary words). In German, the difference between formal and informal is just in whether you use "du" or "Sie", and what greetings you use. There is no difference between formal and informal in the vocabulary, unless you are at an advanced level (literary vs. non-literary words). In German, the difference between formal and informal is just in whether you use “du” or “Sie”, and what greetings you use.

]]> by: brent http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/09/18/beginner-lesson-23-at-the-post-office/#comment-5860 Sat, 11 Apr 2009 13:06:18 +0000 http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/09/18/beginner-lesson-23-at-the-post-office/#comment-5860 informal. informal.

]]> by: brent http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/09/18/beginner-lesson-23-at-the-post-office/#comment-5859 Sat, 11 Apr 2009 13:05:45 +0000 http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/09/18/beginner-lesson-23-at-the-post-office/#comment-5859 are all the vocab words u give us formal or are some in formal. are all the vocab words u give us formal or are some in formal.

]]> by: Judith http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/09/18/beginner-lesson-23-at-the-post-office/#comment-4016 Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:54:27 +0000 http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/09/18/beginner-lesson-23-at-the-post-office/#comment-4016 That's it, loredana! You found it! :grin: That’s it, loredana! You found it! :grin:

]]> by: loredana http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/09/18/beginner-lesson-23-at-the-post-office/#comment-3969 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:50:51 +0000 http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/09/18/beginner-lesson-23-at-the-post-office/#comment-3969 At first I thought I didn't hear well and the post office clerck actually said 'neunzehn Euro neunzig" because the change was not correct. So, that's the intentionate mistake you put in the text: the change received after buying those briefmarken should be 'ein Euro zwantig Cent' , and not only 20 Cents. At first I thought I didn’t hear well and the post office clerck actually said ‘neunzehn Euro neunzig” because the change was not correct. So, that’s the intentionate mistake you put in the text: the change received after buying those briefmarken should be ‘ein Euro zwantig Cent’ , and not only 20 Cents.

]]> by: Kare http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/09/18/beginner-lesson-23-at-the-post-office/#comment-1499 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 11:18:05 +0000 http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/09/18/beginner-lesson-23-at-the-post-office/#comment-1499 Hey, Chuck, just because no one looks at you strangely when you are paying your train tickets with a 200 Euro bill, doesn't mean it's always like that. Paying per EC card is pretty common these days and if you try to pay with a 200 Euro bill in a small boutique, the salesperson is likely to look like he or she has a sour tooth and wine a little if you really can't pay with a smaller bill. Or try your luck in the backery. Paying with anything above a 5 Euro bill is almost suicidal. Try paying with a 50 Euro bill and you will leave the shop headless... Hey, Chuck, just because no one looks at you strangely when you are paying your train tickets with a 200 Euro bill, doesn’t mean it’s always like that.
Paying per EC card is pretty common these days and if you try to pay with a 200 Euro bill in a small boutique, the salesperson is likely to look like he or she has a sour tooth and wine a little if you really can’t pay with a smaller bill.
Or try your luck in the backery. Paying with anything above a 5 Euro bill is almost suicidal. Try paying with a 50 Euro bill and you will leave the shop headless…

]]> by: a.b.c.d http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/09/18/beginner-lesson-23-at-the-post-office/#comment-1486 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 00:13:24 +0000 http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/09/18/beginner-lesson-23-at-the-post-office/#comment-1486 I love how you guys do this stuff- it makes it more interestsing- and just having read there will a mistake made me pay much more attention to this lesson. Howeveer, Ididnt find it. yet. *goes back to listen again* I love how you guys do this stuff- it makes it more interestsing- and just having read there will a mistake made me pay much more attention to this lesson.
Howeveer, Ididnt find it. yet.
*goes back to listen again*

]]> by: GermanPod101.com http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/09/18/beginner-lesson-23-at-the-post-office/#comment-1455 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:30:35 +0000 http://www.germanpod101.com/2008/09/18/beginner-lesson-23-at-the-post-office/#comment-1455 Did you spot the mistake? And did you see European bills and coins already? What is your impression on them? Did you spot the mistake?
And did you see European bills and coins already? What is your impression on them?

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