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Learn German with GermanPod101.com! You finally arrive at your hotel in Germany - exhausted doesn’t even BEGIN to describe the ache you feel emanating from every muscle in your body. You just want to shower, brush your teeth, have a quick nightcap, and go to bed. First things first…ordering the nightcaps from room service. You dial room service and ask in German, “Can you please bring drinks to our room?” The helpful clerk answers in German, “We will bring it right up.” One down, two to go. You open your bag - no toothbrush! Great! Perfect end to a not-so-perfect day. Your friend tells you in German, “Relax, just ask the hotel clerk if they have extra toothbrushes.” Good idea! As if on cue, there is a knock at the door. You open it to find the hotel clerk standing there with a single drink in his hand. He chimes in German, “Room service, you ordered a drink?” Oh, this is not getting any easier. You explain in German, “I thought I ordered TWO drinks…you know, for each of us.” He politely replies in German, “I understand the mix-up, but you said ‘drink’ not ‘drinks.’ I will bring you another.” Almost too embarrassed to even ask, you quietly ask in German, “You wouldn’t have extra toothbrushes too would you?” Smiling politely, and earning a HUGE tip, he replies in German, “Yes, we do. I will bring you a couple.”
Learning German with GermanPod101.com is the most fun and effective way to learn German! This German Beginner lesson will save you a lot of time, trouble, and possibly embarrassment as we teach you how to form the plural of words in German. We will also talk about how to express pity in German. Finally, we will tell you about when you might be able to find the stores open in Germany so you can start your shopping! 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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If you don’t want to starve in Germany, you better know how to get around in a supermarket… and seeing that most of the German brands and some of the foods will be unfamiliar to you, you should also know how to get the cooperation of a salesperson. That however can be tricky, even for a native German. Let’s see how Maria fares in the Servicewüste Deutschland (service desert Germany). Learn modern authentic German with GermanPod101’s beginner series!
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The well-known German song “Dschinghis Khan” by the group Dschinghis Khan is a bit silly, but it lends itself well to drinking, and you may even find it in Karaoke bars outside of Germany. So join us for a fun German lesson that will teach you a lot of useful colloquial German vocabulary. We will also summarize the ways of forming the plural in German and we’ll learn some fun facts about Friedrich der Große (Frederick the Great), possibly the most popular German / Prussian king.
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Ever had to deal with an overzealous market salesman? Better know what he’s trying to sell you in German! Today Lena is buying fruit in preparation for the fruit salad and that means LOTS of useful German shopping vocabulary. We are also having another look at German noun plurals.
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You’ve been asked out on a date. You’re excited, and not quite sure what to do. This calls for a talk with your best friend. Don’t know how to do that in German? Listen to this lesson! Aside from listening in on Lena, we will learn a lot of useful German vocabulary, we will discuss ways of forming the plural in German and just what drives Germans crazy about foreign food.
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