Learn what to say when you leave the office at the end of the day
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| INTRODUCTION |
| John: Hi everyone, and welcome back to GermanPod101.com. This is Business German for Beginners Season 1 Lesson 8 - Leaving Your German Office At the End of the Day. John Here. |
| Jennifer: Guten Tag! I'm Jennifer. |
| John: In this lesson, you’ll learn what to say when you leave the office after work. The conversation takes place in the office. |
| Jennifer: It's between Linda Müller and Stefan Herzog. |
| John: The speakers are co-workers, so they will use informal German. Okay, let's listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Stefan Herzog: Ich bin fertig für heute. Hast du noch viel zu tun? |
| Linda Müller: Nicht viel...vielleicht noch eine halbe Stunde. |
| Stefan Herzog: Ok, dann sehen wir uns morgen. |
| Linda Müller: Bis morgen! Tschüss! |
| John: Listen to the conversation one time slowly. |
| Stefan Herzog: Ich bin fertig für heute. Hast du noch viel zu tun? |
| Linda Müller: Nicht viel...vielleicht noch eine halbe Stunde. |
| Stefan Herzog: Ok, dann sehen wir uns morgen. |
| Linda Müller: Bis morgen! Tschüss! |
| John: Listen to the conversation with the English translation |
| Stefan Herzog: I'm done for today. Do you still have a lot to do? |
| Linda Müller: Not much ... maybe about half an hour. |
| Stefan Herzog: OK, then I'll see you tomorrow. |
| Linda Müller: See you tomorrow! Bye! |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| John: Linda has finished work for the day, but Stefan is still working hard. |
| Jennifer: Not for much longer though, hopefully! |
| John: What are the usual working hours in Germany? |
| Jennifer: Working conditions are regulated by the German Civil Code. The official maximum number of hours is 10 working hours a day. |
| John: What happens if someone works over that? |
| Jennifer: If they work longer than their contract specifies, then the employer has to pay overtime. |
| John: Can the extra hours be made up as time off? |
| Jennifer: Yes, that’s possible. |
| John: Is overtime mandatory? |
| Jennifer: Well, there are a lot of employees who seem to think that they must work over 10 hours a day for the sake of their careers. |
| John: What is the German word for “overtime”? |
| Jennifer: There are two German words that translate to the English “overtime”: Überstunden and Mehrarbeit. Überstunden are not agreed upon in the contract while Mehrarbeit means that the overtime hours are regulated by law. |
| John: Okay, now onto the vocab. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| John: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary from this lesson. The first word is.. |
| Jennifer: viel [natural native speed] |
| John: much, a lot |
| Jennifer: viel[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jennifer: viel [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have.. |
| Jennifer: vielleicht [natural native speed] |
| John: maybe |
| Jennifer: vielleicht[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jennifer: vielleicht [natural native speed] |
| John: Next we have.. |
| Jennifer: sehen [natural native speed] |
| John: to see |
| Jennifer: sehen[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jennifer: sehen [natural native speed] |
| John: And last... |
| Jennifer: morgen [natural native speed] |
| John: tomorrow |
| Jennifer: morgen[slowly - broken down by syllable] |
| Jennifer: morgen [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: viel |
| John: meaning "a lot of" |
| John: What can you tell us about this? |
| Jennifer: This is an adverb. You can use it to talk about a large number of things, without specifying the number. |
| John: And how do you use it? |
| Jennifer: If it’s a singular noun, you use viel, as in viel Geld. |
| John: Which means “lots of money”. And if it’s a plural noun? |
| Jennifer: It’s viele, as in viele Häuser. |
| John: Meaning “A lot of houses”. Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Jennifer: Sure. For example, you can say.. Ich habe viele Projekte. |
| John: ...which means "I have lots of projects.” Okay, what's the next word? |
| Jennifer: vielleicht |
| John: meaning "maybe" |
| John: What can you tell us about this? |
| Jennifer: This is another adverb, and you use it quite often. |
| John: How do you use it in a sentence? |
| Jennifer: It can be placed at the beginning, such as Vielleicht schaffe ich es |
| John: “Maybe I can make it”. |
| Jennifer: Or in the middle, Ich habe vielleicht etwas falsch gemacht |
| John: Meaning “I maybe made a mistake.” Can you give us an example using this word? |
| Jennifer: Sure. For example, you can say.. Vielleicht schaffe ich es. |
| John: .. which means "Maybe I can make it." Okay, now onto the lesson focus. |
Lesson focus |
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| John: In this lesson, you'll learn about what to say when you leave the office after work. I guess you don’t need to say something when you leave work, but it’s polite, isn’t it? |
| Jennifer: Yes. I think it’s best too. Of course, you can just Auf Wiedersehen, but there are nicer phrases to use if you’re leaving while your co-workers are still busy. |
| John: Like Linda did, in the dialogue. |
| Jennifer: Right. She said Ich bin fertig für heute. Hast du noch viel zu tun? |
| John: “I'm done for today. Do you still have a lot to do?” Let’s look at that sentence in more detail. |
| Jennifer: für heute means “for today” and it is a preposition and temporal adverb. |
| John: Can we switch in other words for time? |
| Jennifer: Of course! You can say für diese Woche |
| John: “For this week.” |
| Jennifer: The second sentence is Hast du noch viel zu tun? |
| John: “Do you still have a lot to do?” |
| Jennifer: noch is an adverb, with the meaning of “still” or “not yet”. |
| John: Are there any other words in that sentence that are important? |
| Jennifer: Yes, hast is very important. That’s a conjugation of haben, an irregular verb that means “to have”. |
| John: Can you give us an example of a conjugation for it? |
| Jennifer: Sure. Ich habe. |
| John: “I have.” |
| Jennifer: Or Wir haben. |
| John: “We have”. There are examples of the other conjugations in the lesson notes, so check them out. |
| Jennifer: Yes, please do! |
| John: So we’ve asked our co-worker if they have much to do and they’ve said, like Stefan in the conversation, that they don’t. |
| Jennifer: We can then say Ok, dann sehen wir uns morgen. |
| John: “Ok, so I’ll see you tomorrow.” This is very similar to “See you then” in English. |
| Jennifer: Yes, it’s a pretty generic expression that you can use in situations like this. |
| John: So it’s definitely a phrase to try and remember! |
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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