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German conversation patterns....Five Help

.Practice these questions and answers with a partner, substituting your own variations:

Warum...?              why        pourquoi        perché          por qué
	Weil ich nicht aufhören kann.	Why do you smoke? Becauuse I can't stop.
	Ich kann nicht stehenbleiben!	Why are you skiing? Because I can't stop!
	Es ist unglaublich schwül.	Why is it so hot? It's incredibly muggy.
	war	Why was it so hot? It was incredibly muggy.
	Weil du immer älter wirst!	Why are policemen so young these days? Because you're getting older!

Wann...?                     when/what time           quand           quando           cuándo
	Um neun.	What time do you start work? At nine.
	Um sechsunddreißig.	What time does the pub open? At six-thirty.
	Am Schluss.	When are you going home? At closing time.
	Das weiss nur die Deutsche Bahn!	When's the next train leaving? Only German Rail knows!

 

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Speaker	Geographical origin	Date of recording	Approx age
Sophia Friebe Frank Bergmann	Oschatz, nr Dresden Rosenheim, S Germany	July 29, 2002 July 29, 2002	24 25

 

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