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INTRODUCTION
Eric: Must-Know German Social Media Phrases Season 1, Lesson 1 - Out at Dinner.
Eric: Hi everyone, I'm Eric.
Clara: And I'm Clara.
Eric: In this lesson, you'll learn how to post and leave comments in German about having dinner with friends. Tom eats at a restaurant with his friends, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment:
Clara: Gutes Essen mit guten Freunden!
Eric: Meaning - "Good food with good friends!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow.
DIALOGUE
(clicking sound)
Tom : Gutes Essen mit guten Freunden!
(clicking sound)
Franziska: Schön, ich wäre gerne dabei gewesen!
Tanja: Sieht sehr lecker aus!
Cem: Edel! Gefällt mir!
Katharina: Nächstes Mal bin ich dabei!
Eric: Listen again with the English translation.
(clicking sound)
Tom : Gutes Essen mit guten Freunden!
Eric: "Good food with good friends!"
(clicking sound)
Franziska: Schön, ich wäre gerne dabei gewesen!
Eric: "Nice, I would have liked to be there!"
Tanja: Sieht sehr lecker aus!
Eric: "Looks very delicious!"
Cem: Edel! Gefällt mir!
Eric: "Noble! I like it!"
Katharina: Nächstes Mal bin ich dabei!
Eric: "Next time I'll be there!"
POST
Eric: Listen again to Tom's post.
Clara: Gutes Essen mit guten Freunden!
Eric: "Good food with good friends!"
Clara: (SLOW) Gutes Essen mit guten Freunden! (Regular) Gutes Essen mit guten Freunden!
Eric: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "Good food."
Clara: Gutes Essen
Eric: is a standard expression to refer to delicious food. Listen again- "Good food" is...
Clara: (SLOW) Gutes Essen (REGULAR) Gutes Essen
Eric: Then comes the phrase - "with good friends."
Clara: mit guten Freunden
Eric: repeating the same adjective, "good", instead of choosing a different positive adjective makes the sentence flow nicely and is quite common in social media. Listen again- "with good friends" is...
Clara: (SLOW) mit guten Freunden (REGULAR) mit guten Freunden
Eric: All together, "Good food with good friends!"
Clara: Gutes Essen mit guten Freunden!
COMMENTS
Eric: In response, Tom's friends leave some comments.
Eric: His girlfriend, Franziska, uses an expression meaning - "Nice, I would have liked to be there!"
Clara: (SLOW) Schön, ich wäre gerne dabei gewesen! (REGULAR) Schön, ich wäre gerne dabei gewesen!
[Pause]
Clara: Schön, ich wäre gerne dabei gewesen!
Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling envious.
Eric: His neighbor, Tanja, uses an expression meaning - "Looks very delicious!"
Clara: (SLOW) Sieht sehr lecker aus! (REGULAR) Sieht sehr lecker aus!
[Pause]
Clara: Sieht sehr lecker aus!
Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling warmhearted.
Eric: His college friend, Cem, uses an expression meaning - "Noble! I like it!"
Clara: (SLOW) Edel! Gefällt mir! (REGULAR) Edel! Gefällt mir!
[Pause]
Clara: Edel! Gefällt mir!
Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling frivolous.
Eric: His high school friend, Katharina, uses an expression meaning - "Next time I'll be there!"
Clara: (SLOW) Nächstes Mal bin ich dabei! (REGULAR) Nächstes Mal bin ich dabei!
[Pause]
Clara: Nächstes Mal bin ich dabei!
Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling optimistic.

Outro

Eric: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about having dinner with friends, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know. And we'll see you next time!
Clara: Tschüss!

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