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<v Speaker 1>Listen to this German conversation.

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<v Speaker 2>Inchruligenzi frestian zi English.

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<v Speaker 3>Nine Ifristiacan English, ifrishtiaan bisin Deutsche, Cincia Americana, Yeah, Americana.

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<v Speaker 1>In the next few minutes, you learn not only to

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<v Speaker 1>understand this conversation, but to take part in it yourself.

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<v Speaker 1>Imagine an American man sitting next to a German woman

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<v Speaker 1>in someone's home or on a train. He wants to

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<v Speaker 1>begin a conversation, so he says, excuse me, inchrudigen zi.

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<v Speaker 1>The German speaker is going to repeat this part by part,

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<v Speaker 1>starting from the end. You were to repeat each part

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<v Speaker 1>after him, trying to make your pronunciation sound exactly like his.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's start with the last part. Be sure to repeat

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<v Speaker 1>aloud z Z did you repeat? Try it again after

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<v Speaker 1>the speaker z.

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<v Speaker 2>Z.

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<v Speaker 1>Now try this.

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<v Speaker 2>Digan digen.

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<v Speaker 1>Schure schure.

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<v Speaker 2>Schuigen schuigen schordigen z chordigen z.

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<v Speaker 1>Now let's add the first part. Continue repeating and and.

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<v Speaker 2>Rodigan rodigan rodigen z rodigen z.

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<v Speaker 1>How do you say excuse me in German?

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<v Speaker 2>And troldigen z H.

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<v Speaker 1>Say excuse me again.

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<v Speaker 2>In trillion z.

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<v Speaker 1>Now he wants to ask her if she understands English.

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<v Speaker 1>First the word English. Listen and repeat.

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<v Speaker 2>Englishlishlish ng, ng English English.

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<v Speaker 1>Pay attention to the beginning of the word it's ng

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<v Speaker 1>and not ing how do you say English in German English.

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<v Speaker 2>English?

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<v Speaker 1>Say excuse me.

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<v Speaker 2>In trillion z.

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<v Speaker 1>You should repeat after the speaker gives the right response,

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<v Speaker 1>trying to make your pronunciation sound like.

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<v Speaker 2>His in trulligenzi in trudigen zy.

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<v Speaker 1>Now he wants to ask, do you understand. Here's the

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<v Speaker 1>word understand. Just listen Firstian, repeat part by part.

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<v Speaker 2>Schteen schteen fair fair.

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<v Speaker 1>Fechtian, Fechtian, say understand.

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<v Speaker 2>Fechtian.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's how to say you understand. Listen and repeat.

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<v Speaker 2>See Frechtian c z.

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<v Speaker 1>C Firstian C Firstian, say you understand.

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<v Speaker 2>C Firstian.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you remember how to say English?

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<v Speaker 2>English?

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<v Speaker 1>And now try to say you understand English.

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<v Speaker 2>See Firstian English C Firstian English.

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<v Speaker 1>Say again you understand.

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<v Speaker 2>See Firstian.

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<v Speaker 1>Many statements can be made into a question simply by

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<v Speaker 1>turning them around and giving them a rising intonation. Once again,

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<v Speaker 1>say you understand.

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<v Speaker 2>Z Firstian.

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<v Speaker 1>Now try to ask do you understand.

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<v Speaker 2>Frestian z firstian Z.

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<v Speaker 1>Say excuse me in Trudian z, Ask me if I understand.

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<v Speaker 2>Freshtian z.

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<v Speaker 1>Ask me if I understand English.

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<v Speaker 2>Freshian z English Firstian the English.

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<v Speaker 1>The woman answers, no, listen and repeat nine.

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<v Speaker 2>Nine.

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<v Speaker 1>How do you say no?

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<v Speaker 3>Nine?

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<v Speaker 1>How would you ask someone if he understands.

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<v Speaker 2>Freshtien z freshtian z.

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<v Speaker 1>The man says, I understand, just listen is freshtiar. The

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<v Speaker 1>German word for I is ch and it contains a

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<v Speaker 1>sound that we don't have in English. It's something like

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<v Speaker 1>the beginning of our word. Hugh, say it after me,

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<v Speaker 1>exaggerating the age a little, Hugh. Hugh, now put the

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<v Speaker 1>sound and in front of it, as in hue, and

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<v Speaker 1>leave off the end. H continue repeating after the German speaker.

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<v Speaker 2>Ish ish.

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<v Speaker 1>Ish, and now the word understand.

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<v Speaker 2>Fresh dear steer stea fresh dear, fresh dear is fresh

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<v Speaker 2>dea is fresh dea?

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<v Speaker 1>Say I understand.

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<v Speaker 2>Is fresh dea?

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<v Speaker 1>Try to say, I understand English.

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<v Speaker 2>Is fresh dear English ishfreshtia English.

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<v Speaker 1>Listen to the words I understand and you understand together.

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<v Speaker 2>Ish freshtia c Frestian ishfreshtia z Frestian.

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<v Speaker 1>Say you understand c Frestian, Say I understand ishfreshtia say

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<v Speaker 1>excuse me.

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<v Speaker 2>And schwordigen Zi.

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<v Speaker 1>Ask do you understand.

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<v Speaker 2>Freshtian Z.

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<v Speaker 1>Ask the young woman do you understand English?

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<v Speaker 2>Firstian the English?

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<v Speaker 1>How does she answer?

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<v Speaker 3>No?

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<v Speaker 1>Nine?

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<v Speaker 2>Nine?

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<v Speaker 1>Now she wants to say, I understand no English.

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<v Speaker 3>Listen and repeat, ifs do your kind English, kine kine

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<v Speaker 3>kind English kind English, I firs do your kind English?

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<v Speaker 3>If firs to your kind English.

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<v Speaker 1>Say I understand Firstia, say I understand no English.

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<v Speaker 3>If fest your kind English, say.

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<v Speaker 1>No English.

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<v Speaker 3>Kind English, I understand no English. If fest your kind English,

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<v Speaker 3>efest your kind English.

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<v Speaker 1>Ask do you understand.

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<v Speaker 2>Christian Zi.

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<v Speaker 1>Ask me if I understand English.

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<v Speaker 2>Fristian Zi English.

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<v Speaker 1>Answer no, I understand no English.

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<v Speaker 3>Nine if first your kind English.

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<v Speaker 1>Now here's the name of the German language. Listen and

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<v Speaker 1>repeat Deutsch, Deutsche, Deutsche say German meaning the German language. Deutsche,

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<v Speaker 1>say I understand first Year, say I understand German.

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<v Speaker 2>Is firschta Deutsche.

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<v Speaker 1>Now tell me that you understand German.

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<v Speaker 2>Ifrechtia Deutsche.

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<v Speaker 1>Now tell me that you understand no German.

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<v Speaker 2>Ifreshta kind Deutsche kinduche ifreshta kind.

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<v Speaker 1>Deutsche, say you understand German.

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<v Speaker 2>C Frechtian Deutsche z Frechtian Deutsche.

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<v Speaker 1>Ask me if I understand German.

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<v Speaker 2>Fustian ze Deutsch. Fristian ze Deutsch.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's how to say a little bit. Listen and repeat, I'm.

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<v Speaker 2>Bistion chin chin bis bisi bistion, i'mbistion, i'm bistion.

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<v Speaker 1>Biscian has the same sound in it as ish say

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<v Speaker 1>a little, meaning a little bit, i'mbistion only a little.

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<v Speaker 1>Repeat the word for only nuah nuah nuah, say only

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<v Speaker 1>a little nuenbiscan, I understand only a little ishfrestian nuenbiscim

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<v Speaker 1>say I understand German.

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<v Speaker 2>Isfreshtia doorge ishfreshtija douche.

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<v Speaker 1>Only a little German.

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<v Speaker 2>Nuenbiscian doorge.

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<v Speaker 1>Now the young woman wants to ask him, are you

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<v Speaker 1>an American? Listen and repeat the word for an.

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<v Speaker 3>American Americana Khanna, khanna amri amri americana, americana, say an

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<v Speaker 3>American Americana.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's how to say you are. Listen and repeat.

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<v Speaker 3>Thez in't dezn't dezn't.

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<v Speaker 1>Say you are.

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<v Speaker 3>Des in't.

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<v Speaker 1>Say you are an American.

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<v Speaker 3>Decent Americana these and Americana.

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<v Speaker 1>And now try to ask are you an American?

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<v Speaker 3>Cinc The Americana cinci Americana.

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<v Speaker 1>Ask do you understand German.

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<v Speaker 3>Feshtiansi doorge festiansi doorge.

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<v Speaker 1>Ask are you an American?

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<v Speaker 3>Cinc The Americana.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's how to say yes, listen and repeat yeah, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>Ask are you an American.

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<v Speaker 3>Cinci Americana, cinc The Americana.

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<v Speaker 1>Answer yes, an American.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah Americana, Yeah Americana.

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<v Speaker 1>Now sit back and listen to a German conversation, the

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<v Speaker 1>same one you've heard just a few minutes ago.

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<v Speaker 3>In truligan z frestian the English nine ifchtia kind English

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<v Speaker 3>freshtian bissin Deutsche, since the Americana.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Americana.

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<v Speaker 1>Listen to it again in truligan z frestian ze.

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<v Speaker 3>English nine ichestia kind English freshtian bissin Deutsche, since the Americana,

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah Americana.

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<v Speaker 1>Now imagine that you are the person sitting next to

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<v Speaker 1>the German woman. You want to begin a conversation, So

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<v Speaker 1>what do you say.

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<v Speaker 2>In tchuldigen zi in tchrudigen zi.

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<v Speaker 1>She doesn't answer, So try asking her if she understands.

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<v Speaker 2>Freshtien z freshtian z.

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<v Speaker 1>Ask her if she understands German.

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<v Speaker 2>Freshtian zi Deutsch freshtian zi Deutsch.

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<v Speaker 1>Still no answer. Now ask her if she understands English.

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<v Speaker 2>Freshtian ze English, firstianzie English? Nine?

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<v Speaker 1>How does she tell you that she doesn't understand English?

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<v Speaker 3>Ifristia kind English? Ifstia kind English?

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<v Speaker 1>How does she ask you if you understand German?

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<v Speaker 3>Firstinsie Deutsch firstin zie Deutsche.

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<v Speaker 1>Tell her you understand a little German.

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<v Speaker 2>Fristia ambisiandusche is frishtia ambisian douge.

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<v Speaker 1>Tell her only a little.

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<v Speaker 2>Nu Ambisian.

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<v Speaker 1>She wants to ask you if you are an American.

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<v Speaker 1>How does she say it?

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<v Speaker 3>Cincia americana, cinci Americana.

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<v Speaker 1>Tell her, yes, an American, Yeah, Americana. She'll ask you

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<v Speaker 1>a question, Try to answer it truthfully.

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<v Speaker 3>Fashtinsi English. Fashtinsi English, Yeah, is freshdie English?

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<v Speaker 1>She'll ask you another question. Answer it using the expression

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<v Speaker 1>only a.

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<v Speaker 3>Little festinsi doorge festinsi doutge huhenbisian freshtian when bisien Deutsche.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's true. Now you do understand German a little,

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<v Speaker 1>and you've just had your first conversation in German. Don't

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<v Speaker 1>be concerned if you've not made every response correctly. All

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<v Speaker 1>that you have learned here will be reviewed in future units.

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<v Speaker 1>If you have mastered about eighty percent of the material

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<v Speaker 1>in this lesson, you're ready to move on to the

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<v Speaker 1>next tomorrow. Otherwise you should invest another half hour or

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<v Speaker 1>so in doing this unit over again