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I don’t care

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Es ist mir egal

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It depends on

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Es hängt davon auf

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It’s my turn

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Ich bin dran

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All of a sudden

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auf einmal

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as far as I know

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So viel ich weiss

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compared to

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im Vergleich zu

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7
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Basically…

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im Grunde genommen

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8
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What do you think

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Wie findest du

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9
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at the moment

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momentan

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10
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or something

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oder sowass

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11
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Thanks anyway

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Danke trotzdem

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12
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Of course

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Na klar

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13
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How much is it?

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Wie viel macht das?

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14
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the check, please

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Zahlen, bitte

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15
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Never mind

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Macht nichts

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16
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What are you up to?

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Was machst du gerade

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17
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What have you been up to?

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Was hast du so gemacht?

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18
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Is that okay with you?

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Ist das in Ordnung für dich?

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19
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Thanks, the same to you.

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Danke, gleichfalls

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20
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Have a nice day.

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Schönen Tag (noch)

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21
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I am lost

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Ich habe mich verlaufen

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22
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I don’t feel well

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Es geht mir nicht gut

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23
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I am interested in…

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Ich interresiere mich für

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24
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All right

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Alles klar

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25
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You’re welcome

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Gern geschehen, Bitte schön

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26
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okay

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in ordnung

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27
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I speak a bit of German

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Ich spreche etwas Deutsch

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28
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5 more minutes

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noch fünf minuten

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29
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once more

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nochmal

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30
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not at all

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Überhaupt nicht

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31
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That’s enough for me

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Es reicht mir

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32
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That’s not true

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Das stimmt nicht

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33
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Is it worth it

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Lohnt sich das

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34
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What did I do wrong

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Was habe ich falsch gemacht

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35
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Where have you been

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Wo bist du gewesen?

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36
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It might be

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Es könnte sein

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37
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just now

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eben gerade

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38
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nothing at all

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gar nichts

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39
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right now

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gerade

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40
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Come on

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Komm schon

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41
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I’ll be right back

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Ich bin schon wieder da

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42
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Another one, please

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Noch einen, bitte

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43
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Not again

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Nicht schon wieder

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44
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I would like to

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Ich wurde gern

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45
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It isn’t necessary

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das ist nicht nötig

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46
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It’s about time

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Es ist höchste Zeit

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47
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Even if

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Sogar wenn

48
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I wonder why

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Ich frage mich warum

49
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That bothers me

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Das stört mich

50
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I’m doing well

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Mir geht es gut

51
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so so

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Es geht

52
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Hi!

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Tag

53
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What’s new?

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Was gibst neues

54
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Really?

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Echt?

55
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Hurry up

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Beeil dich

56
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Just kidding

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Ich mache nur Spaß

57
Q

It sucks

A

Mist

58
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was really scared

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war richtig Angst

59
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i’m getting dressed/ undressed

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Ich ziehe mich an/ aus

60
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What else?

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Was noch?

61
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whatever

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was auch immer

62
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whenever

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wenn auch immer

63
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Don’t be

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Seien Sie nicht

64
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That’s right

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So ist es

65
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Gott sei dank

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Thank god

66
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auf keinen Fall

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under no circumstances

67
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es fühlt sich an

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it feels

68
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zufällig passiert

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by accident

69
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zu beginn, am Anfang

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at the beginning

70
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schön Sie wiederzusehen

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good to see you again

71
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Wie läuft es, Wie gehts

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How’s it going?

72
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Mach’s gut

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take care

73
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Alles gute zum Geburtstag

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Happy birthday

74
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mögen es lieber

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to prefer

75
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*aber (aber gern / *aber sicher)

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expr. affirmation: with PLEASURE / most CERTAINLY

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*wohl (Das ist wohl wahr)

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expr. affirmation: CERTAINLY true

77
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*ja (Das ist ja eine tolle Idee)

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expr. affirmation: REALLY (a good idea)

78
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*na…klar

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expr. affirmation: You bet

79
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*eben (Ich versuche eine Antwort auf eben die Frage.)

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expr. emphasis: to that VERY question

80
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  • eben (Es ist eben so.)
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expr. resignation: That’s just how it is

81
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*naja (Naja, was hast du erwartet?)

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expr. resignation: oh well

82
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*aber (Das war aber nett von dir.)

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expr. surprise: Wow, that was nice of you (wasn’t expecting)

83
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*denn (Was Machst du denn?)

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expr. interest: So…(what did you do?)

84
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*mal (Guck dir das mal an!)

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expr. interest: Look at THAT

85
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*etwa (Ist das etwa für mich?)

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expr. surprise: Is that really for ME?

86
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*doch (Du bist doch nicht seriös?)

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expr. disagreement: You can’t be serious

87
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*doch (Du bist froh, richtig? Doch)

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expr. disagreement: Not really

88
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*schon (Das ist schon viel.)

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expr. intensity: more than you think

89
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*ja (Du bist ja blöd.)

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expr. intensity: you are REALLY stupid

90
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*nur (Wie konntest du nur?)

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expr. exasperation: How COULD you?)

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*schon (Was willst du schon von mir?)

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expr. exasperation: What IN THE WORLD does he…

92
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*nun (Was soll das nun bedeuten?)

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expr. exasperation: What’s THAT supposed to mean?

93
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*halt (Das war halt ein Vorschlag.)

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expr. softening: That was JUST a suggestion)

94
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*mal (Warte mal.)

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expr. softening: Wait A SECOND.

95
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*ja (Das weißt du ja.)

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expr. emphasis: You DO know that.

96
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*ja (Das is ja toll.)

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expr. sarcasm: THAT’S just great.

97
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*ja (Das will ich ja, aber ich kann nicht. Das will ich ja, aber Ich kann nicht.)

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expr. a bind: I DO want to, but.. / I REALLY don’t want to…

98
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  • ja (Sei ja pünktlich.)
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expr. admonition: You be punctual NOW.

99
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Es geht schon

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It’s fine

100
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Es geht so

A

it’s okay

101
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innerhalb von

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within (two weeks)

102
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Au weia

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Oh, boy

103
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den sauere Apfel beißen

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to bite the bullet

104
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Ich schaumal

A

I’ll see

105
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the (red) one

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den roten

106
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ganz genau

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exactly right

107
Q

euch beiden

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you both

108
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Thank you for…

A

Ich bedanke mich für

109
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a long time ago

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vor langer Zeit

110
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es geht um, es handelt von

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it’s about

111
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hatte schon immer

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always had

112
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es ruhig gehen lassen

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to take it easy

113
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Da du gefragt hast

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Since you asked

114
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Es ist schon lange her

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It’s been a long time

115
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Schön, Sie zu sehen

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Nice to see you

116
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Lange Zeit nicht gesehen

A

Long time no see

117
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umso besser

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all the better

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