Learn how to ask for confirmation about a statement
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Maryssa: Hi everyone, I'm Maryssa. |
| Albert: And I'm Albert. |
| Maryssa: And welcome to Must-Know German Sentence Structures, Season 1, Lesson 25. Tag Questions. |
| Maryssa: In this lesson, you'll learn how to use a sentence pattern for seeking confirmation about a statement. |
| PATTERN |
| Maryssa: For example, |
| Maryssa: "It is warm, right?" |
| Albert: Es ist warm, oder? |
| Albert: [slow] Es ist warm, oder? |
| Maryssa: The pattern for seeking confirmation about a statement has two elements. First, the statement for "It is warm". |
| Albert: Es ist warm. |
| Maryssa: Second, "right?". |
| Albert: oder? |
| Maryssa: Altogether, we have... "It is warm, right?" |
| Albert: Es ist warm, oder? [slow] Es ist warm, oder? [normal] Es ist warm, oder? |
| Maryssa: First you start with a statement that you want to confirm, and then you add the German version of "right" at the end. The "right" in German is basically the word for "or" which implies "or not" to ask for confirmation. |
| Albert: Es ist warm, oder? |
| Maryssa: So remember, to seek confirmation about a statement in German, start with a statement and add the German version for "right" at the end of the question. |
| Maryssa: Here is another example meaning, "The schnitzel is salty, right?" First, the statement for "The schnitzel is salty". |
| Albert: Das Schnitzel ist salzig. |
| Maryssa: Second, "right?". |
| Albert: oder? |
| Maryssa: Altogether we have... |
| Albert: Das Schnitzel ist salzig, oder? [slow] Das Schnitzel ist salzig, oder? [normal] Das Schnitzel ist salzig, oder? |
| Maryssa: "The schnitzel is salty, right?" |
| [pause] |
| Albert: Das Schnitzel ist salzig, oder? |
| Maryssa: How do you say - "The snow is cold, right?" To give you a hint, "cold" is... |
| Albert: kalt. [slow] kalt. [normal] kalt. |
| Maryssa: "The snow is cold, right?" |
| [pause] |
| Albert: Der Schnee ist kalt, oder? [slow] Der Schnee ist kalt, oder? [normal] Der Schnee ist kalt, oder? |
| [pause] |
| Albert: Der Schnee ist kalt, oder? |
| REVIEW |
| Maryssa: Let's review the sentences from this lesson. I will give you the English equivalent of the phrase and you are responsible for shouting it out loud in German. Here we go. |
| Maryssa: "It is warm, right?" |
| [pause] |
| Albert: Es ist warm, oder? |
| [pause] |
| Albert: Es ist warm, oder? |
| Maryssa: "The schnitzel is salty, right?" |
| [pause] |
| Albert: Das Schnitzel ist salzig, oder? |
| [pause] |
| Albert: Das Schnitzel ist salzig, oder? |
| Maryssa: "The snow is cold, right?" |
| [pause] |
| Albert: Der Schnee ist kalt, oder? |
| [pause] |
| Albert: Der Schnee ist kalt, oder? |
Outro |
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| Maryssa: Okay. That's all for this lesson. You learned a pattern for seeking confirmation about a statement, as in... |
| Albert: Es ist warm, oder? |
| Maryssa: meaning "It is warm, right?" |
| Maryssa: You can find more vocab or phrases that go with this sentence pattern in the lesson notes. So please be sure to check them out on GermanPod101.com. Thanks everyone, see you next time! |
| Albert: Bis zum nächsten Mal! |
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