Learn how to invite someone somewhere
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to GermanPod101.com. This is Business German for Beginners Season 1 Lesson 23 - Offering an Invitation. John Here. |
| Jennifer: Guten Tag! I'm Jennifer. |
| John: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to invite someone. The conversation takes place in the office. |
| Jennifer: It's between Stefan Herzog and Linda Müller. |
| John: The speakers are colleagues, therefore, they will speak informal German. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Stefan Herzog: Morgen Abend, nach der Arbeit werden alle Kollegen gemeinsam in einem neu eröffneten Restaurant zu Abend essen, kommen Sie mit? |
| Linda Müller: Ja, ich würde sehr gerne kommen. |
| Stefan Herzog: Super! Ich werde Ihnen Adresse des Restaurants zukommen lassen. |
| Linda Müller: Danke sehr! |
| Stefan Herzog: Sehr gern! |
| John: Listen to the conversation one time slowly. |
| Stefan Herzog: Morgen Abend, nach der Arbeit werden alle Kollegen gemeinsam in einem neu eröffneten Restaurant zu Abend essen, kommen Sie mit? |
| Linda Müller: Ja, ich würde sehr gerne kommen. |
| Stefan Herzog: Super! Ich werde Ihnen Adresse des Restaurants zukommen lassen. |
| Linda Müller: Danke sehr! |
| Stefan Herzog: Sehr gern! |
| John: Listen to the conversation with the English translation. |
| Stefan Herzog: Tomorrow night, after work, all the colleagues will have dinner at a new restaurant, do you want to join us? |
| Linda Müller: Yes, I'd really like to come. |
| Stefan Herzog: Good! I'll send you a message with the address of the restaurant. |
| Linda Müller: Thank you! |
| Stefan Herzog: You're welcome! |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| John: It was nice of Stefan to invite Linda to dinner. |
| Jennifer: Yes, it was. I hope the new restaurant is good. |
| John: I hope so too! There’s nothing worse than bad food. |
| Jennifer: It’s a little unusual to be invited like this though. |
| John: Oh, that’s right. We said before that Germans like to separate their work and their home lives. |
| Jennifer: Yeah, so get-togethers like this after work are kind of rare. |
| John: Are there any types of businesses that do it? |
| Jennifer: It’s more common on the startup scene for colleagues to socialize together. |
| John: Yeah, I heard that colleagues often have lunch together or get drinks after work. |
| Jennifer: Or even stay at the office. Offices are becoming less stiff, and more comfortable. |
| John: How so? |
| Jennifer: Even kitchens, bars, playrooms, and balconies are becoming part of die Arbeitswelt. |
| John: “The working environment.” Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| John: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is... |
| Jennifer: morgen Abend [natural native speed] |
| John: tomorrow evening |
| Jennifer: morgen Abend[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jennifer: morgen Abend [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Jennifer: zu Abend essen [natural native speed] |
| John: to have dinner |
| Jennifer: zu Abend essen[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jennifer: zu Abend essen [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Jennifer: gerne [natural native speed] |
| John: with pleasure |
| Jennifer: gerne[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jennifer: gerne [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Jennifer: Adresse [natural native speed] |
| John: address |
| Jennifer: Adresse[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jennifer: Adresse [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have... |
| Jennifer: zukommen lassen [natural native speed] |
| John: to send |
| Jennifer: zukommen lassen[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jennifer: zukommen lassen [natural native speed] |
| John: And last... |
| Jennifer: Sehr gern! [natural native speed] |
| John: I'd be glad to! |
| Jennifer: Sehr gern![slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jennifer: Sehr gern! [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| John: Let's have a closer look at the usage of one of the words from this lesson. The word is... |
| Jennifer: Super |
| John: meaning "Great." What can you tell us about this? |
| Jennifer: This can be used on informal occasions. |
| John: And it means things like “great,” “amazing,” or... I guess “super” works too. |
| Jennifer: Right! Although it’s informal, you can use it with colleagues that are the same rank as you. |
| John: Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Jennifer: Sure. For example, you can say, Das ist super! |
| John: ...which means "This is amazing!" |
| John: Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| John: In this lesson, you'll learn how to invite someone. We need to be able to do this politely. What was said in the conversation? |
| Jennifer: Morgen Abend, nach der Arbeit werden alle Kollegen gemeinsam in einem neu eröffneten Restaurant zu Abend essen, kommen Sie mit? |
| John: “Tomorrow night, after work, all the colleagues will have dinner at a new restaurant, do you want to join us?” |
| Jennifer: First is the time, then nach der Arbeit which is an indication of time. Then werden, which is future tense, alle Kollegen gemeinsam, the subject. |
| John: Then there was the accusative object. |
| Jennifer: In this case, that was in einem neu eröffneten Restaurant. That was followed by the second verb zu Abend essen. |
| John: Then the subclause begins. |
| Jennifer: Which was the verb kommen, followed by a subject, Sie, and prefix mit. |
| John: The event is in the future, so the future tense is used. The example used a formal version of the future tense. |
| Jennifer: Yes, this tense is called Futur I. For example, we would say Ich werde kommen. |
| John: “I will come.” |
| Jennifer: Or Wir werden kommen. |
| John: “We will come.” Let’s hear an example with this future tense. |
| Jennifer: Wir werden morgen Mittagessen haben. |
| John: “We will have lunch tomorrow.” |
| Jennifer: After the invitation was made, Linda accepted. |
| John: How do we accept an invitation politely and with enthusiasm? |
| Jennifer: First, it’s good to be direct and say Ja |
| John: which means “Yes.” |
| Jennifer: Then add a sentence that shows that you’re glad to have received this offer and that you would love to join in. |
| John: How do we say “Yes, I'd really like to come?” |
| Jennifer: Ja, ich würde sehr gerne kommen. |
| John: Or “Yes, thanks. That would be great.” |
| Jennifer: Ja, danke sehr. Das klingt toll. Another good phrase is Dankeschön, sehr gerne nehme ich diese wahr. |
| John: Which means “Thank you. I'd love to.” |
| Jennifer: Or Danke für die Einladung. Ich bin erfreut. |
| John: “Thanks for your invitation. I'd be delighted to.” |
Outro |
| John: Okay, that’s all for this lesson. Thank you for listening everyone, and we’ll see you next time! Bye! |
| Jennifer: Auf Wiedersehen! |
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