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Beginner #1 Are You Michaela Wucher?: Lesson Transcript
Beginner #1 Are You Michaela Wucher?: Lesson Transcript
Beginner #1
Are you Michaela Wucher?
CONTENTS
2 INTRODUCTION
2 LESSON CONVERSATION
3 KEY VOCABULARY AND PHRASES
3 LESSON FOCUS
6 OUTRO
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INTRODUCTION
LESSON CONVERSATION
Chuck: We have heard the word Entschuldigung twice in this dialog. Judith, could
you summarize when it is appropriate to say?
Judith: Well, Entschuldigung is the equivalent of either excuse me or Im sorry.
For example, when you want to get somebodys attention, as John did in this dialog.
He said, Entschuldigung to get the persons attention when he was trying to talk to
her to find out if she was his pen friend. And of course, you can also use
Entschuldigung when youre trying to move through a crowd. And then if you use
Entschuldigung in the sense of Im sorry, you could use it when youre stepping on
somebodys foot or even when youre really screwing up. Well, when youre really
screwing up, youd probably use further expressions in addition to just
Entschuldigung, you could say es tut mir leid or other words.
Chuck: But you shouldnt say it when someone just tells you bad news. Germans
dont apologize for things that arent their fault, such as a friend not getting a job.
Rather, youd express encouragement there. In severe cases however, such as a
death in the family, you can say, es tut mir leid which means, It pains me. as a
way of commiserating.
Judith: T hats exactly right. So be sure not to use Entschuldigung when somebody
tells you a sad news, a main point you need to remember.
LESSON FOCUS
Now the main grammar point in this lesson is the irregular verb sein to be.
Chuck: T he most important forms, the ones spread all over todays dialogs are ich
OUTRO