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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 ?
Paul: Hmm … Ms. Maywald‘s office … where is that?
New words
ich arbeite
I work
das Büro
the office
du
you
ein
a
die Entschuldigung
the apology; excuse
es
it
die Frau
the woman; Mrs.
er heißt
he is called
helfen
to help
hier
here
ja
yes
du kannst
you can
können
can; may
machen
to make; do
du machst
you do
Maywald
Maywald (name)
mir
to / for me
München
Munich (city)
neu
new
nicht
not
sagen
to say
sie
she; they
wir sind
we are
studieren
to study (uni)
ich suche
I’m looking for
was
what
ich weiß
I know
ich will
I want
wir
we
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Hint
For talking or writing with
– friends
– people you got friendly with
– family members
you use the word du. Don’t use Sie here. It’s too formal.
Beware of false friends!
Will sounds exactly like the English will, but it means want.
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