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Lesson Transcript

INTRODUCTION
Eric: Must-Know German Social Media Phrases Season 1, Lesson 25 - Happy Anniversary!
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 Anniversary greetings. Tom celebrates his wedding anniversary with his wife, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment:
Clara: Ein ereignisreiches Jahr! Auf die Zukunft!
Eric: Meaning - "An eventful year! To the future!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow.
DIALOGUE
(clicking sound)
Tom : Ein ereignisreiches Jahr! Auf die Zukunft!
(clicking sound)
Franziska: Ein wunderbares Jahr! Auf viele weitere!
Cem: Ist der Junggesellenabschied wirklich schon so lange her?
Katharina: Auf viele weitere harmonische Jahre zusammen!
Tanja: Feiert schön!
Eric: Listen again with the English translation.
(clicking sound)
Tom : Ein ereignisreiches Jahr! Auf die Zukunft!
Eric: "An eventful year! To the future!"
(clicking sound)
Franziska: Ein wunderbares Jahr! Auf viele weitere!
Eric: "A wonderful year! To many more!"
Cem: Ist der Junggesellenabschied wirklich schon so lange her?
Eric: "Was the bachelor party really that long ago?"
Katharina: Auf viele weitere harmonische Jahre zusammen!
Eric: "To many more harmonious years together!"
Tanja: Feiert schön!
Eric: "Have fun celebrating!"
POST
Eric: Listen again to Tom's post.
Clara: Ein ereignisreiches Jahr! Auf die Zukunft!
Eric: "An eventful year! To the future!"
Clara: (SLOW) Ein ereignisreiches Jahr! Auf die Zukunft! (Regular) Ein ereignisreiches Jahr! Auf die Zukunft!
Eric: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "An eventful year!."
Clara: Ein ereignisreiches Jahr!
Eric: This is a common expression and the literal translation is "a year rich in events" or "a year rich in happenings". It can be used both for good and not so good experiences as it simply means a lot has happened, not necessarily all good. Listen again- "An eventful year!" is...
Clara: (SLOW) Ein ereignisreiches Jahr! (REGULAR) Ein ereignisreiches Jahr!
Eric: Then comes the phrase - "To the future!."
Clara: Auf die Zukunft!
Eric: This is a common toast. It can be used for anniversaries or in business or in general when friends are out having a drink. It is very broad. Listen again- "To the future!" is...
Clara: (SLOW) Auf die Zukunft! (REGULAR) Auf die Zukunft!
Eric: All together, "An eventful year! To the future!"
Clara: Ein ereignisreiches Jahr! Auf die Zukunft!
COMMENTS
Eric: In response, Tom's friends leave some comments.
Eric: His wife, Franziska, uses an expression meaning - "A wonderful year! To many more!"
Clara: (SLOW) Ein wunderbares Jahr! Auf viele weitere! (REGULAR) Ein wunderbares Jahr! Auf viele weitere!
[Pause]
Clara: Ein wunderbares Jahr! Auf viele weitere!
Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling happy.
Eric: His college friend, Cem, uses an expression meaning - "Was the bachelor party really that long ago?"
Clara: (SLOW) Ist der Junggesellenabschied wirklich schon so lange her? (REGULAR) Ist der Junggesellenabschied wirklich schon so lange her?
[Pause]
Clara: Ist der Junggesellenabschied wirklich schon so lange her?
Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling frivolous.
Eric: His high school friend, Katharina, uses an expression meaning - "To many more harmonious years together!"
Clara: (SLOW) Auf viele weitere harmonische Jahre zusammen! (REGULAR) Auf viele weitere harmonische Jahre zusammen!
[Pause]
Clara: Auf viele weitere harmonische Jahre zusammen!
Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling optimistic.
Eric: His neighbor, Tanja, uses an expression meaning - "Have fun celebrating!"
Clara: (SLOW) Feiert schön! (REGULAR) Feiert schön!
[Pause]
Clara: Feiert schön!
Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling warmhearted.

Outro
Eric: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about Anniversary greetings, which phrase would you use? Leave us a comment letting us know. And we'll see you in another series!
Clara: Tschüss!

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