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Learn German with GermanPod101.com! You are finally in Germany and you are so excited! You have come here on company business, but know after spending only four days in the beautiful German mountainous-area, that you will definitely come back. Because you have been on your best behavior, and you don’t want to embarrass your company, you have spoken very formally with every person you have come in contact with. On one particular night, you and a business colleague take a German partner out to dinner. The business you needed to conduct was taken care of back at the office, but you still address the German partner as ‘Frau Löwen,’ and are speaking formally. After you have ordered, the partner says in German, “Please, just call me by my first name. We are done with our business, let’s have a good evening and cut the formalities.” Because you have switched to informal German conversation and the night has gone so well, at the end of the evening, your new friend responds that she must leave, but because you do not want to go home yet, you reply in German, “Please stay. The night is young and tomorrow we don’t go to the office.” The German partner seems okay with this and you carry on your conversation for another hour before calling it a night.
Learning German with GermanPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn German! This German Absolute Beginner lesson will teach you how to switch from formal German conversation to informal German conversation. We will also give you two more regular German verbs so you may add on to your German conversation. And if you haven’t been to Germany yet, we’ll give you some great excuses to go! Visit us at GermanPod101 where you will find many more fantastic German lessons and learning materials! Leave us a message while you are there!
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Die Jahre vor und nach 1968 waren geprägt von gesellschaftlichen Umbrüchen und einem starken Aufbegehren gegen die alten Werte und Vorstellungen. “Die ‘68er” ist zu einem eigenen Begriff für diese Generation geworden. Und noch immer findet man häufig Dokumentationen oder Artikel über diese Zeit.
The years before and after 1968 were marked by sozial upheavels and a strong uprise against old values and believes. “Die ‘68er” has become a term for this generation. And still you often find documentations or articles about this time.
This week we present another well known German song to you. Well, at least in Germany it is well known. The title, which can be translated as “I have never been to New York”, might not apply to some of our US listeners, but don’t let yourself be fooled. You can still pick up a lot of new things from this lesson. The topic of our cultural tidbit will be the image of the USA in Germany.
Like always, You can find an excerpt of today’s song at Amazon.com
You arrived in Germany and step off the plane. Suddenly, a mean-looking tall German guy in uniform says “Ihren Pass bitte!”. What do you do? Learn how to master this situation in today’s German lesson for beginners, which will provide you with lots of useful German vocabulary and phrases.
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Would you recognize the German national anthem? Do you think it starts with “Deutschland, Deutschland über alles”? Think again. Or just listen to this lesson, which will teach you all you need to know about the German national anthem just in time for the German national holiday, October 3rd. Don’t miss this!
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