Learn how to post comments about playing sports
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Must-Know German Social Media Phrases Season 1, Lesson 3 - Playing Sports. |
| 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 playing sports. Tom plays with his friends at the beach, posts an image, and leaves this comment: |
| Clara: Es kann nur einen Sieger geben! |
| Eric: Meaning - "There can only be one winner!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| Tom : Es kann nur einen Sieger geben! |
| (clicking sound) |
| Cem: Wart nur ab! |
| Tanja: Viel Glück und viel Spaß! |
| Mario: Aber bist du es? |
| Lisa: Na da bin ich mal gespannt! |
| Eric: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Tom : Es kann nur einen Sieger geben! |
| Eric: "There can only be one winner!" |
| (clicking sound) |
| Cem: Wart nur ab! |
| Eric: "You just wait!" |
| Tanja: Viel Glück und viel Spaß! |
| Eric: "Good luck and have fun!" |
| Mario: Aber bist du es? |
| Eric: "But is it you?" |
| Lisa: Na da bin ich mal gespannt! |
| Eric: "Well then I’m curious!" |
| POST |
| Eric: Listen again to Tom's post. |
| Clara: Es kann nur einen Sieger geben! |
| Eric: "There can only be one winner!" |
| Clara: (SLOW) Es kann nur einen Sieger geben! (Regular) Es kann nur einen Sieger geben! |
| Eric: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "there can only be one." |
| Clara: Es kann nur einen geben |
| Eric: On social media, it is common to use one sentence expressions to capture people's interest with as few words as possible. It is a common German expression often said in a joking way during tournaments or while watching sports or other competitions. Listen again- "there can only be one" is... |
| Clara: (SLOW) Es kann nur einen geben (REGULAR) Es kann nur einen geben |
| Eric: Then comes the phrase - "winner." |
| Clara: Sieger |
| Eric: This can refer to any kind of competition. Listen again- "winner" is... |
| Clara: (SLOW) Sieger (REGULAR) Sieger |
| Eric: All together, "There can only be one winner!" |
| Clara: Es kann nur einen Sieger geben! |
| COMMENTS |
| Eric: In response, Tom's friends leave some comments. |
| Eric: His college friend, Cem, uses an expression meaning - "You just wait!" |
| Clara: (SLOW) Wart nur ab! (REGULAR) Wart nur ab! |
| [Pause] |
| Clara: Wart nur ab! |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling frivolous. |
| Eric: His neighbor, Tanja, uses an expression meaning - "Good luck and have fun!" |
| Clara: (SLOW) Viel Glück und viel Spaß! (REGULAR) Viel Glück und viel Spaß! |
| [Pause] |
| Clara: Viel Glück und viel Spaß! |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling warmhearted. |
| Eric: Franziska’s nephew, Mario, uses an expression meaning - "But is it you?" |
| Clara: (SLOW) Aber bist du es? (REGULAR) Aber bist du es? |
| [Pause] |
| Clara: Aber bist du es? |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling cynical. |
| Eric: His girlfriend's high school friend, Lisa, uses an expression meaning - "Well then I am curious!" |
| Clara: (SLOW) Na da bin ich mal gespannt! (REGULAR) Na da bin ich mal gespannt! |
| [Pause] |
| Clara: Na da bin ich mal gespannt! |
| Eric: Use this expression to be funny. |
Outro |
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| Eric: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about playing sports, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know. And we'll see you next time! |
| Clara: Tschüss! |
5 Comments
HideIf a friend posted something about playing sports which phrase would you use?
Hallo robert groulx,
Danke schön for posting. We are very happy to have you here. Let us know if you have any questions.
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Levente
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thank you for the lesson transcript
favorite phrase is Viel Glück und viel Spaß!
robert
Hello Тарык,
😄
Thank you.
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Reinhard
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Na da bin ich gespannt!!)