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16: Eine Party! Super Idee! | A party! Great idea!

Explain a situation, give advice, make it up with somebody & irregular verbs: sprechen/essen/treffen, modal particles ‚denn‘ and ‚ja‘.
Tim arrives at the restaurant, and it turns out that Paul wasn't invited to his sister's wedding because he doesn't really know her anyway. Tim must have behaved embarrassingly at the wedding. But Anna is apparently no longer angry. Paul talks about his online date Laura. Anna and Meili propose a housewarming party and Paul should invite her. Can Paul convince Laura of himself?
Transcript, lesson and extras: german-stories.com/16-eine-party-super-idee-modal-particles-denn-ja
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15: Ich nehme das Schnitzel | I take the cutlet

Name and order meals & irregular verbs: wissen/nehmen/helfen/sollen.
While waiting for the food in the restaurant, Paul reveals he was late for work the other day. Next time, he'll be fired, says his boss. Fritz arrives and says the hunt for the Großkauf thieves will end soon. He can't give away any details. He says that Tim is also coming soon. Anna groans at Tim's name. Something must have happened at the wedding... But what?
Transcript, lesson and extras: german-stories.com/15-ich-nehme-das-schnitzel-irregular-verbs-order-meals
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14: Schnitzel oder Pizza? | Cutlet or pizza?

Express eating preferences, decide on different options and prices & irregular verbs: wollen/heißen/möchten, modal particle 'doch'.
Anna and Meili meet Paul in town. Meili had asked him in her message if he wants to eat together. That's why she wanted Paul's phone number from Anna earlier. She wants to thank him for the help, and invites both of them for dinner. While they think about what to eat, a message from Fritz arrives: he’ll be there soon, too. Has Fritz caught the Großkauf thieves yet?
Transcript, lesson and extras: german-stories.com/14-schnitzel-oder-pizza-irregular-verbs
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13: Paul schreibt mit Laura | Paul writes with Laura

Get to know people, chat online & irregular modal verbs: können/müssen/mögen, enumeration in a sentence.
Paul is flirting with Laura online. He messes up the online flirt and is annoyed about it. That’s when he gets a message from Meili. What does Meili want from Paul? What's in the message? Can Paul straighten out his flirt with Laura again?
Transcript, lesson and extras: german-stories.com/13-paul-schreibt-mit-laura-chat-online-modal-verbs
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12: Paul sucht ein Date | Paul is looking for a date

Online profiles, understand descriptions of people & irregular verbs: sein/haben, sentence type summary: declarative sentence, W-question sentence, yes/no-question sentence.
Paul reads the book he got from his parents. He doesn't find out why it’s valuable, and how valuable it is. He doubts the book will add style to his apartment. But his parents are right: he has no girlfriend. Paul is looking for a date and checks ‚Finder‘ profiles. Which girl does Paul like? Will she show interest?
Transcript, lesson and extras: german-stories.com/12-paul-sucht-ein-date-sentence-structures
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11: Das Buch | The book

Give and receive advice as well as a gift & articles kein/keine VS ein/eine, nein VS nicht VS kein.
Paul is watching TV with his parents. They complain: Paul has no girlfriend, no good job and no money. He should get his act together. They give him a valuable book as a present in order to make his apartment more stylish. That confuses him: Why is the book valuable? And how valuable?
Transcript, lesson and extras: german-stories.com/11-das-buch-nein-vs-nicht-vs-kein
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10: Türkei, Türke, Türkisch | Turkey, Turk, Turkish

Ask for names and origin, talk about languages & indefinite article (ein, eine), countries VS people VS languages (Turkey, Turk, Turkish).
Anna is working at her part-time job as a waitress in the university café. She sees Meili and they talk about the students in her German course. Meili gets Paul's number from Anna. What could she want from him?
Transcript, lesson and extras: german-stories.com/10-turkei-turke-turkisch-indefinite-articles
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9: Wo arbeitest du? | Where do you work?

Talk about professions, spell names, alphabet part 3 & the yes/no-question sentence, demonstrative pronouns.
Paul and Anna are still sitting in the café, and they're talking about jobs. Paul was late for work the other day, and he was in trouble with his boss. Will he lose his job?
Transcript, lesson and extras: german-stories.com/9-wo-arbeitest-du-talk-about-professions
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8: Ein Familienfoto | A family photo

Talk about family, alphabet part 2 & the w-question sentence, verb conjugations plural: (wir, ihr, sie, Sie) kommen/kommt, wohnen/wohnt, arbeiten/arbeitet.
Paul and Anna are sitting in a café. They’re talking about their friend Tim and his family photo. His sister is getting married tomorrow. Anna's meeting with Meili was great. They both think she is nice. Why is Anna invited to the wedding but Paul not?
Transcript, lesson and extras: german-stories.com/8-ein-familienfoto-sentence-structure-verb-conjugations
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7: Wann hast du Zeit? | When do you have time?

Make an appointment, alphabet part 1 & the declarative sentence, verb conjugations singular: (er, sie, es) kommt, wohnt, arbeitet.
Paul calls Anna. They arrange to meet for coffee on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Anna has no time because she already meets Meili. Anna meets Meili privately? Are they friends now? She didn't say anything about it ...
Transcript, lesson and extras: german-stories.com/7-wann-hast-du-zeit-make-an-appointment-alphabet
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