Learn how to post comments about an unusual thing found at a local market
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| INTRODUCTION |
| Eric: Must-Know German Social Media Phrases Season 1, Lesson 17 - At the Local Market. |
| 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 an unusual thing found at a local market. Tom finds an unusual item at a local market, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment: |
| Clara: Weiß jemand was das hier ist? |
| Eric: Meaning - "Does anyone know what this is?" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
| DIALOGUE |
| (clicking sound) |
| Tom : Weiß jemand was das hier ist? |
| (clicking sound) |
| Franziska: Das frage ich mich auch! |
| Tanja: Nanu, was habt ihr denn da gefunden? |
| Mario: Souvenir für mich? |
| Cem: Ist es wertvoll? |
| Eric: Listen again with the English translation. |
| (clicking sound) |
| Tom : Weiß jemand was das hier ist? |
| Eric: "Does anyone know what this is?" |
| (clicking sound) |
| Franziska: Das frage ich mich auch! |
| Eric: "I am asking myself the same thing!" |
| Tanja: Nanu, was habt ihr denn da gefunden? |
| Eric: "Oh wow, what have you found there?" |
| Mario: Souvenir für mich? |
| Eric: "Souvenir for me?" |
| Cem: Ist es wertvoll? |
| Eric: "Is it valuable?" |
| POST |
| Eric: Listen again to Tom's post. |
| Clara: Weiß jemand was das hier ist? |
| Eric: "Does anyone know what this is?" |
| Clara: (SLOW) Weiß jemand was das hier ist? (Regular) Weiß jemand was das hier ist? |
| Eric: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "does anyone know." |
| Clara: Weiß jemand |
| Eric: this is a general statement, as it refers to anyone reading this that might know something. Listen again- "does anyone know" is... |
| Clara: (SLOW) Weiß jemand (REGULAR) Weiß jemand |
| Eric: Then comes the phrase - "what this is." |
| Clara: was das hier ist |
| Eric: this is also very general, it is only referred to as "this here", which is commonly used when somebody has no idea what they have found. Listen again- "what this is" is... |
| Clara: (SLOW) was das hier ist (REGULAR) was das hier ist |
| Eric: All together, "Does anyone know what this is?" |
| Clara: Weiß jemand was das hier ist? |
| COMMENTS |
| Eric: In response, Tom's friends leave some comments. |
| Eric: His wife, Franziska, uses an expression meaning - "I am asking myself the same thing!" |
| Clara: (SLOW) Das frage ich mich auch! (REGULAR) Das frage ich mich auch! |
| [Pause] |
| Clara: Das frage ich mich auch! |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling confused. |
| Eric: His neighbor, Tanja, uses an expression meaning - "Oh wow, what have you found there?" |
| Clara: (SLOW) Nanu, was habt ihr denn da gefunden? (REGULAR) Nanu, was habt ihr denn da gefunden? |
| [Pause] |
| Clara: Nanu, was habt ihr denn da gefunden? |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling surprised. |
| Eric: Franziska’s nephew, Mario, uses an expression meaning - "Souvenir for me?" |
| Clara: (SLOW) Souvenir für mich? (REGULAR) Souvenir für mich? |
| [Pause] |
| Clara: Souvenir für mich? |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling playful. |
| Eric: His college friend, Cem, uses an expression meaning - "Is it valuable?" |
| Clara: (SLOW) Ist es wertvoll? (REGULAR) Ist es wertvoll? |
| [Pause] |
| Clara: Ist es wertvoll? |
| Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling frivolous. |
Outro |
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| Eric: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about an unusual thing found at a local market, 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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