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Meili:Meili (name)
noun (f.) Entschuldigungapology; excuse
noun (f.) , könnencan; may; to be able to
verb Sieyou (formal)
personal pronoun mirme; to me; for me
pronoun helfento help
verb ?

Meili: Excuse me, can you help me?

Paul:Paul (name)
noun (m.) Sindare
verb Sieyou (formal)
personal pronoun neunew
adjective inin; into
preposition MünchenMunich (city)
noun ?

Paul: Are you new in Munich?

Meili:Meili (name)
noun (f.) Jayes
particle .

Meili: Yes.

Paul:Paul (name)
noun (m.) Undand
conjunction waswhat / something (coll.)
adverb machento make; do
verb Sieyou (formal)
personal pronoun hierhere
adverb ?

Paul: And what are you doing here?

Meili:Meili (name)
noun (f.) IchI
personal pronoun willwant
verb hierhere
adverb studierento study (in university)
verb . Undand
conjunction Sieyou (formal)
personal pronoun ?

Meili: I want to study here. And you?

Paul:Paul (name)
noun (m.) Wirwe
personal pronoun könnencan; may; to be able to
verb „duyou
personal pronoun “ sagento say
verb .

Paul: We can say “you”. (meaning: we don’t have to adress each other so formally with „Sie“)

Meili:Meili (name)
noun (f.) Okok
particle . Undand
conjunction waswhat / something (coll.)
adverb machstmake; do
verb duyou
personal pronoun hierhere
adverb ?

Meili: Ok. And what are you doing here?

Paul:Paul (name)
noun (m.) IchI
personal pronoun arbeitework
verb hierhere
adverb .

Paul: I work here.

Meili:Meili (name)
noun (f.) Kannstcan
verb duyou
personal pronoun mirme; to me; for me
pronoun helfento help
verb ? IchI
personal pronoun suchesearch / look for
verb eina
article Bürooffice
noun (n.) .

Meili: Can you help me? I am looking for an office.

Paul:Paul (name)
noun (m.) Jayes
particle . Wiehow / like; as (comparison)
adverb heißtis called
verb dasthe (neuter); that
article Bürooffice
noun (n.) ?

Paul: Yes. What’s the name of the office? (lit: how is the office called)

Meili:Meili (name)
noun (f.) IchI
personal pronoun weißknow / white
verb / adjective esit
personal pronoun nichtnot
particle . Esit
personal pronoun istis
verb Frauwoman; Ms.; Mrs. / wife
noun (f.) MaywaldsMaywald's
noun Bürooffice
noun (n.) .

Meili: I don’t know. It’s Ms. Maywald‘s office.

Paul:Paul (name)
noun (m.) Hmm… Frauwoman; Ms.; Mrs. / wife
noun (f.) MaywaldsMaywald's
noun Bürooffice
noun (n.) … Wowhere
adverb istis
verb dasthe (neuter); that
article ?