Learn how to post comments about being bored
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Must-Know German Social Media Phrases Season 1, Lesson 7 - Getting Bored. |
| 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 being bored. Tom gets bored at home, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment: |
| Clara: Was ist heute so los? Irgendwer unterwegs? |
| Eric: Meaning - "What is happening today? Anybody out and about?" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| Tom : Was ist heute so los? Irgendwer unterwegs? |
| (clicking sound) |
| Cem: Komm mit den Jungs und mir mit in den Club! |
| Franziska: Wir könnten Essen gehen! |
| Mario: Entscheidungen, Entscheidungen. Triff die richtige! |
| Katharina: Du bist immer herzlich eingeladen. |
| Eric: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Tom : Was ist heute so los? Irgendwer unterwegs? |
| Eric: "What is happening today? Anybody out and about?" |
| (clicking sound) |
| Cem: Komm mit den Jungs und mir mit in den Club! |
| Eric: "Come to the club with the boys and me!" |
| Franziska: Wir könnten Essen gehen! |
| Eric: "We could go out for dinner!" |
| Mario: Entscheidungen, Entscheidungen. Triff die richtige! |
| Eric: "Decisions decisions. Make the right one!" |
| Katharina: Du bist immer herzlich eingeladen. |
| Eric: "You’re always warmly invited." |
| POST |
| Eric: Listen again to Tom's post. |
| Clara: Was ist heute so los? Irgendwer unterwegs? |
| Eric: "What is happening today? Anybody out and about?" |
| Clara: (SLOW) Was ist heute so los? Irgendwer unterwegs? (Regular) Was ist heute so los? Irgendwer unterwegs? |
| Eric: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "What is happening today?" |
| Clara: Was ist heute so los? |
| Eric: This is a casual expression to ask what is going on that day, usually followed by friends suggesting ideas. Listen again- "What is happening today?" is... |
| Clara: (SLOW) Was ist heute so los? (REGULAR) Was ist heute so los? |
| Eric: Then comes the phrase - "Anybody out and about?" |
| Clara: Irgendwer unterwegs? |
| Eric: This is a common social media expression as it is not a full sentence but is just getting to the point of the sentence, to see if anybody is doing anything that the poster could join. Listen again- "Anybody out and about?" is... |
| Clara: (SLOW) Irgendwer unterwegs? (REGULAR) Irgendwer unterwegs? |
| Eric: All together, "What is happening today? Anybody out and about?" |
| Clara: Was ist heute so los? Irgendwer unterwegs? |
| COMMENTS |
| Eric: In response, Tom's friends leave some comments. |
| Eric: His college friend, Cem, uses an expression meaning - "Come to the club with the boys and me!" |
| Clara: (SLOW) Komm mit den Jungs und mir mit in den Club! (REGULAR) Komm mit den Jungs und mir mit in den Club! |
| [Pause] |
| Clara: Komm mit den Jungs und mir mit in den Club! |
| Eric: Use the expression to show you are feeling frivolous. |
| Eric: His girlfriend, Franziska, uses an expression meaning - "We could go out for dinner!" |
| Clara: (SLOW) Wir könnten Essen gehen! (REGULAR) Wir könnten Essen gehen! |
| [Pause] |
| Clara: Wir könnten Essen gehen! |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling positive. |
| Eric: Franziska’s nephew, Mario, uses an expression meaning - "Decisions decisions. Make the right one!" |
| Clara: (SLOW) Entscheidungen, Entscheidungen. Triff die richtige! (REGULAR) Entscheidungen, Entscheidungen. Triff die richtige! |
| [Pause] |
| Clara: Entscheidungen, Entscheidungen. Triff die richtige! |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling cynical. |
| Eric: His high school friend, Katharina, uses an expression meaning - "You are always warmly invited." |
| Clara: (SLOW) Du bist immer herzlich eingeladen. (REGULAR) Du bist immer herzlich eingeladen. |
| [Pause] |
| Clara: Du bist immer herzlich eingeladen. |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling optimistic. |
Outro |
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| Eric: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about being bored, 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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