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! |
Comments
HideIf a friend posted something about being bored which phrase would you use?
Hallo robert groulx,
Danke schön for posting. We are very happy to have you here. Let us know if you have any questions.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen,
Levente
Team GermanPod101.com
thank you for the lesson transcript
favorite phrase is Entscheidungen, Entscheidungen. Triff die richtige!
robert
Hi Тарык,
Thank you for sending in your assignment.😉
Ich bin immer in Klubs unterwegs. Was jetzt sonst noch los ist weiß ich nicht.
If you have any further questions, please let us know.
Kind regards,
Reinhard
Team GermanPod101.com
Ich bin immer zu Klube unterwegs. Was ist so jetzt los ich weiß nicht.