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| INTRODUCTION |
| Chuck: This is Newbie Series Lesson 5. |
| Judith: [Willkommen zurück]. |
| Chuck: Welcome back. |
| Judith: How’s your German today? |
| Chuck: Do you get the impression that you can say more and more things in German? |
| Judith: Then you’re right because with every lesson you become more familiar with German, even if it happens unconsciously. |
| Chuck: If you consciously want to learn German and see you progress, we recommend using the word bank in the Learning Center. It’ll keep track of the vocabulary you need to learn from all the lessons you’ve done. You know those words you keep forgetting? As well as the ones you have safely tucked in memory. |
| Judith: Of course every bit of exposure to German helps. You will even improve when working with materials that are too advanced for you. For example, grab the PDF accompanying one of our advanced audio blogs and read the English translation. Then read the German as you listen to it being read. You will definitely pick up some new German words. And what’s more, you’ll improve your instinctive understanding of how German works as a language. |
| Chuck: You could also go to your local video store and get a German film like [Run, Lola, Run], but meanwhile we’ll help you develop your active German skills. In this lesson, we’ll learn how to ask someone out in German. |
| Judith: As if you still needed any help with that, Chuck. |
| Chuck: Well, I think some training can’t hurt actually. When you’re flirting with someone, you really want to use the correct words and grammar, otherwise you might seem a bit stupid. |
| Judith: So let’s listen to today’s conversation. |
| Chuck: Ok, so let’s continue the story of Michael and Lena. I will be Michael, as usual, and Judith will play Lena. |
| DIALOGUE |
| Michael Schmidt: Lena, hast du noch Lust auf einen Kaffee? |
| Lena Wagner: Nein, ich habe jetzt einen Termin. |
| Michael Schmidt: Und morgen? Hast du morgen Zeit? |
| Lena Wagner: Nein, morgen arbeite ich. |
| Michael Schmidt: Und hast du am Samstag Zeit? |
| Lena Wagner: Nein, ich arbeite auch am Samstag. |
| Judith: Now read slowly. |
| Michael Schmidt: Lena, hast du noch Lust auf einen Kaffee? |
| Lena Wagner: Nein, ich habe jetzt einen Termin. |
| Michael Schmidt: Und morgen? Hast du morgen Zeit? |
| Lena Wagner: Nein, morgen arbeite ich. |
| Michael Schmidt: Und hast du am Samstag Zeit? |
| Lena Wagner: Nein, ich arbeite auch am Samstag. |
| Judith: Now Chuck will give you the translation. |
| Judith: Now, Chuck will give you the translation. Lena, hast du noch Lust auf einen Kaffee? |
| Chuck: “Lena, are you still in the mood for some coffee?” |
| Judith: Nein, ich habe jetzt einen Termin. |
| Chuck: “No, I now have an appointment.” |
| Judith: Und morgen? |
| Chuck: “And tomorrow?” |
| Judith: Hast du morgen Zeit? |
| Chuck: “Do you have time tomorrow?” |
| Judith: Nein, morgen arbeite ich. |
| Chuck: “No, I work tomorrow.” |
| Judith: Hast du am Samstag Zeit? |
| Chuck: “Do you have time on Saturday?” |
| Judith: Nein, ich arbeite auch am Samstag. |
| Chuck: “No, I also work on Saturday.” |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Chuck: That didn’t sound like she wants to go out with me. |
| Judith: No, it didn’t. |
| Chuck: I have trouble understanding that. I mean I'm such a great guy. Maybe it was the setting. Aren’t ice cream parlors a good place to get to know new people. |
| Judith: Actually, they are. Ice cream Sundays are very popular in Germany and there are a lot of Italian ice cream parlors. They’re usually rather small, accommodating maybe 30 people inside, but in summer they put out chairs and tables outside and still can’t cope with the sheer mass of people that want to enjoy their ice cream Sunday. And this is where it’s easy to get to know new people. |
| Chuck: How’s that? |
| Judith: Well, normally you’re supposed to sit down at an empty table, unless you already know somebody on another table. However, if the place is packed you can just walk up to any table and ask if you can sit down there. Use the phrase [Ist hier noch frei?] that Michael used in the third newbie lesson. Then you will naturally get to talk with the other person at the table if you’re not a complete moron. |
| Chuck: Oh, so whenever somebody sits down at my table it means she’s interested in me, right? |
| Judith: Not quite, since the person could also just want a place to sit. But key questions like [Kommen sie oft hier hin?] should quickly show you if the other person is interested in spending time with you once this chance meeting is over. |
| Chuck: Cool. And then I get to pay for her ice cream. |
| Judith: No, I think that would be a bit too much at the point. Germans hardly ever pay for each other. Usually everybody pays what he ordered, even among friends. Also when somebody suggests going to a restaurant together, it does not necessarily mean that he’d treat you. He would actually have to say the words [Ich lade Sie ein], “I invite you”. |
| Chuck: Ah yes, I remember where I used to live I had a friend and we would go out to eat every once in a while. And a couple of times, you know, I would offer to pay the meal for us and occasionally I would, you know, still pay for the meal for us. And I realized he’s not actually ever paying for the meal for us, so I realized that I should stop paying for his meals and that Germans typically just always pay for themselves. |
| Judith: It’s the way it is here. |
| Chuck: So they like to go Dutch. |
| Judith: Well, I don’t know how you get to that word, “to go Dutch”, but it’s definitely something Germans do often. |
| Chuck: I see the Germans aren’t willing to admit that they do anything similar to the Dutch. So in that ice cream parlor the setting was ok but… so why didn’t she want to go out with me? |
| Judith: You didn’t understand what she said? |
| Chuck: Well, not really. I was too busy admiring her nice blonde hair, blue eyes, not to mention other aspects that… |
| VOCAB LIST |
| Judith: Let’s have a look at the new vocabulary to figure out what was the problem. The first new word is haben. |
| Chuck: “To have.” |
| Judith: haben. haben. |
| Chuck: To have. |
| Judith: Now, what can you have? You can have, for example, [Lust]. Next we have Lust. |
| Chuck: Notice that this doesn’t mean “lust”, it means “desire”. |
| Judith: Lust. |
| Chuck: “Desire”. |
| Judith: It’s usually used with the word [Auf], [Lust auf etwas], “desire for something”. |
| Chuck: Or [Lust auf Kaffee] which means “a desire for coffee”. |
| Judith: Kaffee is the next word, actually. |
| Chuck: Coffee. |
| Judith: Kaffee. Kaffee. |
| Chuck: Coffee. |
| Judith: So, as a complete sentence, you could say [Ich habe Lust auf Kaffee]. |
| Chuck: I have the desire for coffee. |
| Judith: Or something else you could say with [Haben] is [Ich habe Zeit]. “I have time”. Zeit is… |
| Chuck: “Time”. You’ll also notice that [Die Zeit] is a very popular newspaper in Germany. |
| Judith: It is. Now, [Ich habe jetzt Zeit]. jetzt is… |
| Chuck: Now. |
| Judith: jetzt. |
| Chuck: Now. |
| Judith: Hast du jetzt Zeit? |
| Chuck: Do you have time now? |
| Judith: The next word is morgen. |
| Chuck: Tomorrow. |
| Judith: morgen. |
| Chuck: “Tomorrow”. Note that this can also mean “morning”. |
| Judith: Yeah, as a noun. [Der Morgen], “the morning”. |
| Chuck: Or as in [Guten Morgen]. |
| Judith: But as an adverb, it means “tomorrow”. morgen. |
| Chuck: Tomorrow. |
| Judith: Ich habe morgen Zeit. |
| Chuck: I have time tomorrow. |
| Judith: Next we have Am Samstag. |
| Chuck: On Saturday. |
| Judith: Am Samstag. |
| Chuck: On Saturday. |
| Judith: And I believe in the dialogue, Michael asked Hast du am Samstag Zeit? |
| Chuck: Do you have time on Saturday? |
| Judith: And Lena actually did not have time for Michael. She said she had a Termin. |
| Chuck: Appointment. |
| Judith: Termin. |
| Chuck: “Appointment”. And it might have been an appointment with her boyfriend. That’s the only reason I see her not accepting me for a date. |
| VOCAB AND PHRASE USAGE |
| Judith: [Ich habe einen Termin] |
| Chuck: “I have an appointment” with my boyfriend. |
| Judith: Anyway, I believe that that is the reason Lena said ich habe jetzt einen Termin.. |
| Chuck: I now have an appointment. |
| Judith: Ich habe is the form of the new verb you learned. Haben. “To have.” This verb is a bit irregular. |
| Chuck: But ich habe looks completely regular to me. |
| Judith: Yeah, that form is regular. It’s the next form that is irregular. Du hast. “You have,” informally. |
| Chuck: Du. Du hast.. Okay. So, du hast still looks regular to me. It has that “st” ending that we learned in the last lesson. |
| Judith: It does. Just the beginning is not right. To be completely regular, it should be du habest. But it is du hast. |
| Chuck: Oh, that’s easy enough. It’s like I’m slurring the word, and the be part from habe it just gets lost. |
| Judith: And the formal form is completely regular again. It is Sie haben. |
| Chuck: Alright. So let’s have some examples on this using this verb. |
| Judith: Okay. This verb is very versatile. It can be used in many different situations. For example, Ich habe einen Bruder. |
| Chuck: I have a brother. |
| Judith: Haben Sie Zeit? |
| Chuck: “Do you have time?” |
| Judith: Ich habe einen Arzttermin. |
| Chuck: “I have a doctor’s appointment.” |
| Judith: Hast du Lust auf einen Kaffee? |
| Chuck: “Are you interested in some coffee?” Literally, “have you desire of a coffee?” |
| Judith: Hast du Lust auf einen Kaffee? It may sound weird to you, but this is how German uses this phrase. Now, Ich habe keine Lust zu arbeiten. |
| Chuck: Now, we get to the really true sentences. “I don’t feel like working.” Or literally, “I have no desire to work.” |
| Judith: Ich habe Hunger oder Ich habe Durst. |
| Chuck: “I'm hungry” or “I'm thirsty”. Literally, “I have hunger” or “I have thirst”. |
| Judith: As you can see, this verb is very useful to know. Be sure to get it right. For now, let’s practice by listening to the dialogue once again, this time aiming to understand everything. |
| Michael Schmidt: Lena, hast du noch Lust auf einen Kaffee? |
| Lena Wagner: Nein, ich habe jetzt einen Termin. |
| Michael Schmidt: Und morgen? Hast du morgen Zeit? |
| Lena Wagner: Nein, morgen arbeite ich. |
| Michael Schmidt: Und hast du am Samstag Zeit? |
| Lena Wagner: Nein, ich arbeite auch am Samstag. |
| Chuck: Now I don’t know about you, but I’d go to the Learning Center now and practice these vital questions. You never know when you might just come across somebody you’d like to meet again, especially since Germany’s full of great people. |
Outro |
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| Judith: Oh, thanks, Chuck. Well, that’s it for today’s lesson. Thank you for listening to GermanPod101.com. |
| Chuck: If you have any questions, feel free to use our forum or post a comment on today’s lesson. And you can also follow us on Twitter, and our account is GermanPod101. See you again soon. |
| Judith: [Bis bald]. |
Comments
HideWhat do you think of the newbie series so far? Do you like the kind of German we teach here? Are the explanations good?
Hi Christina!
Vielen Dank für deine Nachricht! 😊 Lass uns mal schauen, wie wir das verbessern können. Deine Übersetzung lautet: "Ich habe einen Termin, es ist Zeit für mich zu gehen."
Hier sind einige Korrekturen und Tipps:
1. "Ich habe einen Termin" - Hier hast du alles richtig gemacht! "Einen" ist der richtige Artikel für "Termin".
2. "Es ist Zeit für mich zu gehen" - Hier ist es wichtig, das Subjekt "es" hinzuzufügen, um den Satz vollständig zu machen.
Du machst Fortschritte, und das ist toll! 🎉 Wenn du weitere Fragen hast oder Hilfe benötigst, lass es uns wissen.
Have a great day!
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Guten Tag. Ich heiße Alex. Ich mag meinen Kaffee schwarz. Ich trinke Kaffee wenn arbiten. Ich Lust auf eine Kaffee jetz. Ich habe jetzt keine Lust zu arbeiten. Morgen habe ich keinen Termin. Ich habe jetzt Hunger.
Danke Deutsch Pod 101- ich habe Termin, ich zeit für mein zu gehen
(I know I said this incorrect,😅)
*I have appointment, time for me to go*
Hi Judith,
Thank you for posting. Homework well done! 👍
Please allow me to make a few tiny little changes to your sentences in order
to aid your learning:
Jetzt habe ich einen Termin, ich muss Deutsch lernen. Hast du am Samstag Zeit? Ich habe Lust Salat zu essen.
Auf was hast du Lust?
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us again. 😉
Yours sincerely,
Reinhard
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jetzt ich habe termin, Ich brauche Deutsch lernen. am samstag hast du zeit? ich habe lust salat essen, was deine Lust?
Hi Edwin,
Thank you for getting back to us.
Please allow me to make a few tiny little changes to your sentences in order to
aid your learning:
Ich heiße (heisse) Edwin. Hast du Lust auf einen Tee oder ein Glass Milch? 👍😉
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us again.
Yours sincerely,
Reinhard
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Ich heizen Edwin
Hast du Lust auf einen Tea or a glass Milch?
Hello Min,
Thank you for posting.
There will be several lessons covering that topic over time, of course.
One example:
https://www.germanpod101.com/lesson/beginner-lesson-18-i-want-my-dog
Please be aware of our search function at the top of the page - the magnifying glass. Just
enter a keyword and it will give you several suggestions. 👍😉
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Reinhard
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Will we learn how to change the verb format for he/she/it/they/we in the future?
Hello Majd,
Wow, what a nice compliment! ❤️👍
Thank you so much.
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Kind regards,
Reinhard
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I really love this, I mean even if my level is A2, it doesn't matter! I started the newbie course and it works like magic! what a crash course! Danke Sehr! ❤️
Hello jang,
Thank you for your valuable feedback.
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"Nein, ich habe jetzt einen Termin." really? and how am I (and others) supposed to figure how ANY of that is pronounced when the dialogue audio is locked??? I'm supposed to what? What? Just GUESS the pronunciation because the dialogue had to be paywalled?!
so i can't play the lesson and i also can't play the dialogue... how is that just reading the lesson supposed to be helpful?
Hello E.Moss,
Thank you for getting back to us. 👍
You are right. German can be a bit more complicated than English, for instance
when it comes to sentence structure.
Here is one of our lessons explaining the most common and important rules regarding
sentence structure:
https://www.germanpod101.com/lesson/german-teachers-answer-your-questions-8-how-are-sentences-structured-in-german-and-are-the-rules-rigid/
And in one of the last paragraphs of this lesson it is also explained why and when there are certain
variations from the rule.
In the example above it is the "morgen" that comes before the verb and which forces the subject
to the end of the sentence. 😉
If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us again.
Kind regards,
Reinhard
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Great lesson! I'm confused by the sentence structure:
1) Nein, morgen arbeite ich.
2) Nein, ich arbeite auch am Samstag.
For the first one, why is "ich" at the end of the sentence, while it's near the beginning of the sentence in sentence two? Is there a place where I can learn more about sentence structure?
Thanks!
Hello Don,
Thank you for getting back to us. 👍
Wow, well spotted: there is a difference in how they pronounce the word.
I listened to it a few times and would just put it down to Chuck having a slight
accent. It doesn't make any big difference though. Samstag is not a word that can
easily be confused with another one, so I don't think anyone would have a problem
understanding it. 😉
If you have any further questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us again.
Kind regards,
Reinhard
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Hello,
Forgive me if this observation has been made previously in the comments below. I went some way down the list, but there are a lot of comments to go through, so I gave up before reaching the end.
To my ears, Judith breaks the word Samstag as follows: Sams-tag. To my ears, again, Chuck breaks the word into Sam-stag. If so, is Chuck's pronunciation accepted in standard German.
I'm enjoying the lessons and looking forward to continuing my journey with Germanpod101.
Hi Beorne,
Thank you for getting back to us! 👍
In order to efficiently and successfully learn a foreign language
we need to find out what works best for oneself individually. You seem to have it
figured out. Keep up the good work! 😉
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us again.
Kind regards,
Reinhard
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Hello!
Props for the Rammstein reference! That made my night. I still sing "du hast" in my head when I see the phrase written.
Sometimes popular music and film can help as an accessory to learning a language. I 1st learned "Lust auf einen Kaffee" from the song Kaffee (though the song is silly).
I watch Queer Eye in Germany 1st with English subtitles, then again with German subtitles (hammergut means nailed it! Lol!), and do the same with the show Barbaren. It helps a lot! Sometimes it's just listening and getting used to hearing words even if I don't know what they mean.
Schlager music also helps reinforce what I've learned, the words are usually clear and easy to pick out. I never know all the words, but it's encouraging when I can pick out words and know what they mean. Thanks!