INTRODUCTION |
Eric: Must-Know German Social Media Phrases Season 1, Lesson 4 - Sharing a Song. |
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 sharing music or videos. Franziska shares a song she just heard at a party, posts an image of it, and leaves this comment: |
Clara: So viele Erinnerungen! |
Eric: Meaning - "So many memories!" Listen to a reading of the post and the comments that follow. |
DIALOGUE |
(clicking sound) |
Franziska: So viele Erinnerungen! |
(clicking sound) |
Mario: Spielte man so was damals? |
Andreas: Ein sehr schönes Lied! |
Lisa: Hihi ja ich erinnere mich! |
Tanja: Das werde ich mir gleich mal anhören. |
Eric: Listen again with the English translation. |
(clicking sound) |
Franziska: So viele Erinnerungen! |
Eric: "So many memories!" |
(clicking sound) |
Mario: Spielte man so was damals? |
Eric: "Did they used to play something like that back in the day?" |
Andreas: Ein sehr schönes Lied! |
Eric: "A very nice song!" |
Lisa: Hihi ja ich erinnere mich! |
Eric: "Haha yes I remember!" |
Tanja: Das werde ich mir gleich mal anhören. |
Eric: "I will listen to it in a moment." |
POST |
Eric: Listen again to Franziska's post. |
Clara: So viele Erinnerungen! |
Eric: "So many memories!" |
Clara: (SLOW) So viele Erinnerungen! (Regular) So viele Erinnerungen! |
Eric: Let's break this down. First is an expression meaning "so many." |
Clara: so viele |
Eric: is a casual remark, it can be used whenever you unexpectedly find many of the same things in one place. Listen again- "so many" is... |
Clara: (SLOW) so viele (REGULAR) so viele |
Eric: Then comes the phrase - "memories." |
Clara: Erinnerungen |
Eric: It is quite common to use a short expression like "so many memories", not a full sentence such as "I have so many memories" or "this brings up so many memories" and to allude to something without going into detail, only for friends to pick up on what you are trying to say. Listen again- "memories" is... |
Clara: (SLOW) Erinnerungen (REGULAR) Erinnerungen |
Eric: All together, "So many memories!" |
Clara: So viele Erinnerungen! |
COMMENTS |
Eric: In response, Franziska's friends leave some comments. |
Eric: Her nephew, Mario, uses an expression meaning - "Did they used to play something like that back in the day?" |
Clara: (SLOW) Spielte man so was damals? (REGULAR) Spielte man so was damals? |
[Pause] |
Clara: Spielte man so was damals? |
Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling cynical. |
Eric: Her supervisor, Andreas, uses an expression meaning - "A very nice song!" |
Clara: (SLOW) Ein sehr schönes Lied! (REGULAR) Ein sehr schönes Lied! |
[Pause] |
Clara: Ein sehr schönes Lied! |
Eric: Use this expression to be positive. |
Eric: Her high school friend, Lisa, uses an expression meaning - "Haha yes I remember!" |
Clara: (SLOW) Hihi ja ich erinnere mich! (REGULAR) Hihi ja ich erinnere mich! |
[Pause] |
Clara: Hihi ja ich erinnere mich! |
Eric: Use this expression to be funny. |
Eric: Her neighbor, Tanja, uses an expression meaning - "I will listen to it in a moment." |
Clara: (SLOW) Das werde ich mir gleich mal anhören. (REGULAR) Das werde ich mir gleich mal anhören. |
[Pause] |
Clara: Das werde ich mir gleich mal anhören. |
Eric: Use this expression to show you are feeling excited. |
Outro
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Eric: Okay, that's all for this lesson. If a friend posted something about sharing music or videos, 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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