Learn what to say when you leave the office for a client meeting
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to GermanPod101.com. This is Business German for Beginners Season 1 Lesson 6 - Going Out to Meet With a Client in Germany. John Here. |
| Jennifer: Guten Tag! I'm Jennifer. |
| John: In this lesson, you’ll learn what to say when you leave the office for a meeting with a client. The conversation takes place in the office. |
| Jennifer: It's between Linda Müller and Stella Schulze. |
| John: The speakers are co-workers, so they will use informal German. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Linda Müller: Ich gehe jetzt. |
| Stefan Herzog: Hast du einen Termin? |
| Linda Müller: Ja, ich habe ein Meeting mit der Firma Mayer. |
| Stefan Herzog: In Ordnung. Viel Erfolg. |
| Linda Müller: Vielen Dank. Bis später! |
| John: Listen to the conversation one time slowly. |
| Linda Müller: Ich gehe jetzt. |
| Stefan Herzog: Hast du einen Termin? |
| Linda Müller: Ja, ich habe ein Meeting mit der Firma Mayer. |
| Stefan Herzog: In Ordnung. Viel Erfolg. |
| Linda Müller: Vielen Dank. Bis später! |
| John: Listen to the conversation with the English translation |
| Linda Müller: I'm leaving. |
| Stefan Herzog: Do you have an appointment? |
| Linda Müller: Yes, I'm going to a meeting with the firm Mayer. |
| Stefan Herzog: All right. I wish you success. |
| Linda Müller: Thank you! See you later! |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| John: Yeah, let’s hope that Linda does well at her business meeting! |
| Jennifer: They can be pretty stressful. |
| John: What kind of meeting would this be? Would it be a meeting over drinks, for example? |
| Jennifer: Probably not. Germans like to keep a distinct gap between their business and personal lives. |
| John: Do colleagues socialize together after work? |
| Jennifer: It’s very rare. Business meetings are pretty formal because Germans like security and structure in their lives. |
| John: How do they manage that? |
| Jennifer: Things are usually planned very carefully. There are rules and regulations that help keep that structure. |
| John: A lot of countries like to blur the lines between work and their social lives, and socializing with colleagues is expected. |
| Jennifer: That isn’t the case in Germany. |
| John: Good to know! So Jennifer, what is your number one tip for a successful business meeting in Germany? |
| Jennifer: Never be late! |
| John: That’s a good rule to live by! Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| John: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Jennifer: Termin [natural native speed] |
| John: appointment |
| Jennifer: Termin[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jennifer: Termin [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have.. |
| Jennifer: Meeting [natural native speed] |
| John: meeting |
| Jennifer: Meeting[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jennifer: Meeting [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have.. |
| Jennifer: Firma [natural native speed] |
| John: company |
| Jennifer: Firma[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jennifer: Firma [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have.. |
| Jennifer: teilnehmen [natural native speed] |
| John: to participate |
| Jennifer: teilnehmen[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jennifer: teilnehmen [natural native speed] |
| John: And last.. |
| Jennifer: Erfolg [natural native speed] |
| John: success |
| Jennifer: Erfolg[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jennifer: Erfolg [natural native speed] |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| John: Let's have a closer look at the usage of some of the words and phrases from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Jennifer: In Ordnung |
| John: meaning "Alright" |
| John: What can you tell us about this? |
| Jennifer: You can use this to say that something is acceptable. |
| John: “Acceptable”? That sounds a bit formal! |
| Jennifer: It is. It has a stiff nuance, so with friends you should say Alles klar. |
| John: That means “alright”. |
| Jennifer: In Ordnung is useful in many phrases, and some of them are listed in the lesson notes, so be sure to check those out. |
| John: Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Jennifer: Sure. For example, you can say.. Der Vertrag ist in Ordnung which means "The agreement is ok." |
| John: Okay, what's the next word? |
| Jennifer: der Erfolg |
| John: meaning "the success". What can you tell us about this? |
| Jennifer: If you use der Erfolg with Viel, you can wish someone lots of success. |
| John: Can you turn the phrase into a verb? |
| Jennifer: Sure! You can say erfolgreich sein |
| John: Meaning “To be successful” Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Jennifer: Sure. For example, you can say.. Das ist ein großer Erfolg. |
| John: .. which means "That is a great success." |
| John: Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| John: In this lesson, you'll learn what to say when you leave the office for a meeting with a client. If you leave the office, your co-workers might ask where you’re going. |
| Jennifer: And even if they don’t, telling them is polite and a way to start a conversation. |
| John: Especially if you're leaving for a business meeting. So, how do we do this in German? |
| Jennifer: In the conversation, Linda said Ich gehe jetzt. |
| John: Meaning “I’m leaving.” |
| Jennifer: This uses a present tense verb. In German, we can use the present tense for both a simple action and a continuous action. |
| John: How is the present tense formed? |
| Jennifer: In German, the verbs are divided into regelmäßige and unregelmäßige Verben |
| John: “Regular” and “irregular” verbs respectively. |
| Jennifer: Regelmäßige Verben are schwach or “weak.” An ending is added on a verb stem and the suffix indicates the person |
| John: How about irregular verbs? |
| Jennifer: Unregelmäßige Verben are stark or “strong,” as the strong verbs are distinguished by the fact that the conjugation vowels are replaced by the verb stem. |
| John: Let’s look in a little more detail at how a specific verb is conjugated. Let’s take the regular verb “to go”, as our example. |
| Jennifer: Okay. We can say Ich gehe |
| John: “I go” or “I’m going”. Remember, the present tense can be either in German. |
| Jennifer: Du gehst |
| John: “You go”. |
| Jennifer: Wir gehen. |
| John: “We go”. There are more examples in the lesson notes. Finally, can you give us some stock phrases to use for leaving the office? |
| Jennifer: Sure! Ich habe ein Meeting der Firma XYZ. |
| John: “I'm going to a meeting with the firm XYZ.” |
| Jennifer: Ich muss mich nun verabschieden, da ich noch Besorgungen zu erledigen habe. |
| John: “I need to say goodbye, it’s time for errands.” |
| Jennifer: Ich nehme an einem Business-Treffen teil. |
| John: "I participate in a business meeting." |
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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