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17 | Paul telefoniert

Paul has a phone call

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Phone call, give out personal information
Modal particle ‚mal‘

modal particle ‚mal‘
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Translations

Paul:Paul (name)
noun (m.)
Soll am / is supposed to
verb
ich I
personal pronoun
Laura Laura (name)
noun (f.)
mal once; time(s) (as in: one time, two times) / ‘real quick‘
adverb
schreiben to write
verb
? Hmmm... Was what / something (coll.)
adverb
soll am / is supposed to
verb
ich I
personal pronoun
schreiben to write
verb
? Hallo hello
interjection
Laura Laura (name)
noun (f.)
. Ich I
personal pronoun
mache make; do
verb
eine a
article
Party party
noun (f.)
. Willst want
verb
du you
personal pronoun
kommen to come; appear
verb
?“
Nein no
particle
, das the (neuter); that
article
ist is
verb
gar at all
adverb
nicht not
particle
gut good; well
adjective
. Ja yes (OR: modal particle for surprise or confirmation)
particle
, hallo hello
interjection
?

Paul: Should I write Laura real quick? Hmmm… What should I write? “Hello Laura. I‘m having a party. Do you want to come?” No, that’s not good at all. Yes, hello?

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New words

 

allein
alone; by itself

das Alter
the age

Eltern
parents

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Greet someone, speak formally
Personal pronouns: Sie, ich, er

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