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the Conversation - Beginner German with Herr Antrim #20
A: Good morning.
I am Fred.
B: Good morning?
It is fourteen o’clock (2 pm).
That is afternoon.
Good day, Fred.
I am called Thomas.
A: Good evening, Thomas.
I don’t speak a lot of German,
but I would like to talk with you.
B: Why are you using the “du” form with me?
We don’t know each other.
A: Oh. I’m sorry.
May I speak with you? (formal)
B: Ok. What would you like to talk about?
A: I have to interview a German for my German course.
I simply have to ask a few questions and take notes.
B: Why not?
I don’t have anything planned for today.
What is the first question?
A: What is your na…? (informal)
What is your name? (formal)
B: I am called Thomas.
I already said that.
A: And what is your last name, Thomas?
B: Wayne. Thomas Wayne is who I am.
A: How does one spell that?
“Wayne”?
B: W-A-Y-N-E
A: Cool. Cool. How do you describe yourself?
B: I’m not really old, but I am surely not young.
I am tall and thin.
My hair is brown.
I have blue eyes.
A: Do you have siblings?
Where do they live?
B: Yes. I have two brothers and a sister.
My little brother lives in the USA.
My big brother lives in Zurich.
My sister lives in Munich.
A: When do you get up in the morning?
B: I normally wake up at six o’clock.
Then I eat breakfast and go to work.
A: You wake up at six o’clock?
That is too early for me.
What do you do for a living?
B: I am a teller in a bank.
When the customers come in order to make a deposit,
I take the money from the customers.
When they withdraw money, I give the customers their money.
A: How do you like working there?
B: It is sometimes boring,
but I am compensated well and I never have to take work home.
A: What are your hobbies?
What do you do for fun?
B: I like to read and collect rare and cool coins.
A: Coins can be cool?
Collecting them is fun?
B: Yes, of course.
I have very old coins and other very rare.
I find it interesting to find out
how old they are, where they are from and what they are worth.
A: How often do you buy groceries?
B: Twice a week I go shopping,
normally Tuesdays and Fridays.
A: Where do you shop?
B: First I shop at Aldi.
Then I buy whatever I don’t find at Aldi at Lidl.
A: How do you pay, cash or card?
B: I always pay cash.
A: What is your favorite fruit and favorite vegetable?
B: For fruit it depends upon the season we are in.
In the winter I like to eat pineapple the most,
but in the summer I eat strawberries.
I like cauliflower all of the time.
A: Cool. I don’t have any more questions. Thank you for your time.
B: May I ask you a few questions?
A: That is only fair.
B: How long have you been learning German?
A: I started in September.
I will write the A2 test in a few weeks.
B: Why are you learning German?
A: I would like to study in Germany.
I can’t afford the costs of an American university,
but if I study in Germany, it is much more affordable.
B: How are you learning German? Are you taking classes somewhere?
A: I learn with YouTube videos and online resources.
B: Such as “Learn German with Herr Antrim” or something like that?
A: No. Jenny is much better.
Good-bye.
B: (looks shocked) Oh, ok. Good-bye.
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