German A2 Lessons

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1 | Ich bin Paul

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

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2 | Können Sie mir helfen?

Ask for help
Personal pronouns: du, sie, es, wir

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3 | Wo ist das Büro?

Numbers 1-12, say thank you
The possessive -s

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4 | Wie geht‘s?

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Ask and answer questions about one's condition
Personal pronouns: ihr, sie (plural), Sie (plural)

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5 | Eine Fahrkarte bitte

Numbers 13-22, buy a ticket for public transport, ask politely
Verb conjugations singular: (ich) komme, wohne, arbeite

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6 | Diebe stehlen bei Großkauf

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Numbers till 1 million, news article
W-questions & verb conjugations singular: (du) kommst, wohnst, arbeitest

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7 | Wann hast du Zeit?

Make an appointment, alphabet 1
Declarative sentence & verb conjugations singular: (er, sie, es) kommt, wohnt, arbeitet

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8 | Ein Familienfoto

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Talk about family, alphabet 2
W-question sentence & conjugations: (wir, ihr, sie, Sie) kommen / kommt, wohnen / wohnt, arbeiten / arbeitet

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9 | Wo arbeitest du?

Talk about professions, spell names, alphabet 3
Yes/no-question sentence & demonstrative pronouns

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10 | Türkei, Türke, Türkisch

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Ask for names and origin, talk about languages
Indefinite article (ein, eine), countries VS people VS languages

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11 | Das Buch

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Give and receive advice and gifts
Articles kein/keine VS ein/eine, nein VS nicht VS kein

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12 | Paul sucht ein Date

Online profiles, understand descriptions of people
Irregular verbs: sein/haben, sentence type summary

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13 | Paul schreibt mit Laura

Get to know people, chat online
Irregular modal verbs: können / müssen / mögen, enumeration in a sentence

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14 | Schnitzel oder Pizza?

Express eating preferences, decide on different options and prices
Irregular verbs: wollen / heißen / möchten, modal particle ‚doch‘

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15 | Ich nehme das Schnitzel

Name and order meals
Irregular verbs: wissen / nehmen / helfen / sollen

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16 | Eine Party! Super Idee!

Explain a situation, give advice, make it up with somebody
Irregular verbs: sprechen / essen / treffen, modal particles ‚denn‘ & ‚ja‘

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17 | Paul telefoniert

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

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18 | Kommt Laura zur Party?

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Greetings and farewells in a text message
Irregular verbs: geben / lesen / sehen, modal particle ‚aber‘

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19 | Danke für die Einladung

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Informal salutations and complimentary closes in emails
Sentence structure with “tecamolo”, comparison, contrast

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20 | Paul will Möbel kaufen

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Furniture, directions, days of the week
Gender of nouns: words with endings -er and -ling

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21 | Wie bitte?

Describe objects, furniture, ask for repetition
Gender of nouns: words with endings -chen and -lein

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22 | Grün, lang und aus Metall

Colors, materials, and shapes
Gender of nouns: words with endings -t and -e

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23 | Pauls Wohnung

Rooms of an apartment
Gender of nouns: words with endings -ung / -heit / -keit

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24 | Die Party

Describe and evaluate situations and objects, congratulate
Gender of nouns: words with endings -ei / -schaft

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25 | Es ist nicht mehr da!

Times of the day, despair and anger
Determine the gender of nouns by their meanings & modal verb dürfen and modal verb summary

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26 | Paul braucht Hilfe

Give advice, discuss weekend plans, ask for help
Determine the gender of nouns by their meanings 2

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27 | Wo ist es?

Describe a problem, express compassion
Determine the gender of nouns by their meanings 3

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28 | Du musst es finden!

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Order somebody to do something, express disappointment
Determine the gender of nouns by their meanings 4, gender summary

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29 | Mein Fahrrad ist kaputt

Make appointments, read the analog clock (tell the time)
Possessive pronouns: mein(e), Ihr(e)

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30 | Ich bin doch kein Stalker!

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Justify actions, reflect on a situation, read the 24-hour clock
Possessive pronouns: dein(e), sein(e), ihr(e)

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31 | Meine Hobbys sind …

Talk about hobbies, make small talk, four seasons
Possessive pronouns: unser(e), euer/eure

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32 | Das Video

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Talk about law and permissions, describe people’s actions
Noun-noun composites: Hausflur / Hausmeister / Wohnungseingang

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33 | Januar, Februar, März, …

Months
Demonstrative pronouns: dieser, dieses, diese

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34 | Der Vorname hat 4 Buchstaben

Give and receive information about somebody
Plural: nouns that get an -en/-n ending

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35 | Die Preise sind gut!

Read and understand online reviews
Plural: nouns that get an -e/-¨e ending

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36 | Ein Ausflug nach Berlin?

Discuss travel plans and options
Plural: nouns that get an -s ending

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37 | Der Fehler war / die Fehler waren blöd

Text: email, simple past in writing
Plural: nouns that change an a/o/u to an ä/ö/ü - but don’t get a new ending, regular simple past verbs

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38 | Wann fährt der Zug nach Berlin?

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Train station announcements
Plural: nouns that get an -er/-¨er ending, simple past forms for irregular & auxiliary verbs

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39 | Was wollt ihr in Berlin sehen?

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Talk about a trip, directions using a map
Simple past forms for modal & mixed verbs

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40 | Ich kann den Reichstag sehen

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Talk about points of interest, locations, means of transport
The accusative case (den, einen, keinen)

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41 | Warum geht sie in den Buchladen?

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Express astonishment and disbelief, describe people’s actions
Accusative with prepositions

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42 | Ich muss etwas machen!

Evaluate options, negotiate, make a decision
Adjective declensions: das wertvolle Buch / der alte Verkäufer

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43 | Du wolltest mein Buch verkaufen!

German dinner foods, bring up and disarm arguments
Adjective declensions: ein leckeres Bier / eine internationale Stadt

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44 | Warum habe ich diese Idee erst jetzt?

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Describe how things played out
Accusative adjective declensions: den großen Busch / einen großen Busch / großen Busch

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45 | Haben Sie Fieber?

Body parts, describe your illness
Accusative personal pronouns: mich / dich / ihn / uns / euch & introduction to the n-declension

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46 | Ich brauch’ Obst, Gemüse und Fleisch

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Groceries, measurements, weight
Sentence structure, sub clause

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47 | Nehmen Sie das mit!

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Restructure the workforce
Separable verbs & sentence structure

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48 | Freut ihr euch jetzt?

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Facilities and locations in the city
Reflexive pronouns and reflexive verbs

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49 | Hat er das nicht gesagt?

Ask for information about people, talk about smartphones
Perfect tense: er hat erzählt / gesagt

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50 | 1941 war Opa ein Pilot

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Talk about former times and history
Perfect tense: er hat gesehen / vergessen

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51 | Das Lager ist nicht schlecht gewesen

Describe your situation in the past
Perfect tense: wir sind gewesen / gelandet

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52 | Hast du dich verletzt?

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Tell a story, talk about an accident
Perfect tense with separable & reflexive verbs

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53 | Paul fährt zu Fritz’ Wohnung

Use cool words like a teenager
Temporal prepositions: im, am, um

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54 | Ich schreibe dem Vermieter

Address related words for sending letters
The dative case (dem, der, dem)

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55 | Alle Männer sind gleich!

Internet related words
Dative with plural and indefinite articles: einem Mann / keiner Frau

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56 | Müller schießt aus der Ecke

Talk about football (soccer), make arrangements
Dative and prepositions: aus der Ecke / bei dem Foul

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57 | Die Zeit läuft

Express solutions for problems
Dative and prepositions: mit dem Garagenöffner / nach dem Spiel & n-declension in the dative

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58 | Meili, du bist draußen!

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Joke about a singing performance, talk about TV and university
Dative and prepositions: zu der Frau / zum Glück / von der Hose

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59 | Geh ins Wohnzimmer und iss!

Give commands and instructions
Imperative with du: sei / iss / sag / antworte / öffne / fahr / geh

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60 | Kann man da was machen?

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Ask for a favor, express uncertainty, evade questions
Imperative with ihr: geht / seid

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61 | Die Hosen passen zu den Hemden

Make suggestions and give commands
Imperative with Sie: kommen Sie & suggestion with wir: gehen wir

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62 | Das Date mit Laura

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Emphasize the negative aspects of a person, make a suggestion
Substituite forms for the imperative: Lass uns das nehmen!

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63 | Das Oktoberfest

Tell a story about the past, make conclusions
Temporal prepositions: vor, nach, seit

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64 | Opa wollte weg aus der DDR

Explain economics and politics in very simple words
Temporal prepositions: ab; von ... bis; zwischen

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65 | Opa hat ihn nie wieder gesehen…

Compare things, talk about the past
Comparative & superlative

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66 | Der Freund, den Paul sucht

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Talk about social problem areas and career choices, tip the waitress
Subordinate clause with accusative (der Mann, den ich sehe)

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67 | Welchen Job will er machen?

Career planning, interest-based words
Question word: welch-

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68 | Horror-Unfall auf Oktoberfest!

Understand an article in a tabloid newspaper
Fusion of prepositions and articles: am, beim, im, vom, zum, zur, ins

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69 | Paul will Autor werden

Make a decision based on simple job descriptions
Sum-up: all dative and accusative prepositions and their contractions

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70 | Sie geben dir keine Arbeit

Audio Recap
Vocab for games and application documents
Personal pronouns in the dative: mir, dir, ihm

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71 | Mann, was machst du denn?

Talk about the weather, hobbies and technology
Personal pronouns in the dative: ihr, uns

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72 | Das Bild

Explain hardships of the past
Personal pronouns in the dative: euch, ihnen / Ihnen

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73 | Warum hat Paul das Buch wirklich bekommen?

Write a story, explain a reason
Dative verbs: antworten, danken, sagen, fehlen, gefallen, gehören, glauben, helfen, passen

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74 | Pauls Blog wird im Internet bekannt

Complain about pain, congratulate and spur someone on
Possessives in the accusative & dative: meinem/-r/-n, deinem/-r/-n

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75 | Um was geht es eigentlich im Film?

Understand a movie description
Possessive pronouns in the accusative & dative: seinem/-r/-n, ihrem/-r/-n

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76 | Pauls Schlüssel

Demand, complain and apologize
Possessive pronouns in the accusative & dative: ihrem/-r/-n, Ihrem/-r/-n

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77 | Ich fahre zu unserem Freund

Describe a place, tourism vocab
Possessive pronouns in the accusative & dative: unserem/-r/-n, eurem/-r/-n

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78 | Paul muss es Laura sagen

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Understand online comments
Question words and pronouns in the accusative & dative: wem, wen, welcher, welchen, jemandem, ...

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79 | Mein Rucksack ist weg!

Baggage and paperwork words
Dative reflexive verbs & sentence structure: mir etwas anziehen, mir etwas kaufen, mir etwas leihen

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80 | So finde ich ihn nie!

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Hotel room amenities and their convenience
Order of dative & accusative in a sentence: both objects are nouns

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81 | Das große Wiedersehen – Teil 1

Travel words, neighborhood rules
Order of dative & accusative in a sentence: one object is a personal pronoun

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82 | Das große Wiedersehen – Teil 2

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Blow off steam, make excuses
Order of dative & accusative in a sentence: both objects are personal pronouns

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83 | Das große Wiedersehen – Teil 3

Accusations, reasons, and excuses
Subjunctive II: hätte

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84 | Heinz kommt nie mehr zurück!

Reproach, stroll down memory lane
Subjunctive II: würde

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85 | Ich sollte eine Anzeige gegen Fritz machen!

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Complain, ask for advice, give advice and express a plan
Subjunctive II: sollte

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86 | Das gibt’s ja gar nicht!

Furniture and apartment vocabulary extension
Two-way prepositions: vor

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87 | Die Seite, die fehlt

Describe a city adventure, tell a story
Two-way prepositions: zwischen

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88 | Vater lügt

Deny facts, make excuses
Two-way prepositions: auf

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89 | Papas Problem

Explain a gambling problem, plan an intervention
Two-way prepositions: an

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90 | Was machst du denn hier?

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Play down a problem, demand what you deserve
Two-way prepositions: in

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91 | Du brauchst eine Therapie!

Admit a problem and accept help
Two-way prepositions: über

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92 | Die neue Adresse

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Clothing and family vocabulary
Two-way prepositions: unter

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93 | Viel Glück!

Give directions in a car: where to turn and stop
Ordinal numbers (erste, zweite, dritte, ...)

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94 | Glauben Sie, Sie haben das Bild noch?

Explain a concern in simple words
Word formation: -los & the gap s

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95 | Ein Wetterbericht

Understand weather information and talk about weather
Weather word: es

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96 | Ich kann es Ihnen nicht geben!

Tell a sentimental story and express gratitude
Word formation: -bar

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97 | Die Opa-Überraschung

Express disappointment, surprise, and compassion
Comparison: modal verbs and their use

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98 | Was im Haus passiert ist

Congratulate someone, express pride and summarize a story
Word formation: -lich & -isch

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99 | Eine echte Überraschung!

Express feelings for one another
Comparative and superlative: so normal wie möglich & irregular forms

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100 | Dein Deutsch ist jetzt viel besser!

Audio Recap
Tell a happy end, correctly use words that are always confused by German learners
Words with the same or similar spelling, but different meanings