Unit 3 Lesson 4, 5 Flashcards

Choosing a Pair of Glasses in Germany (L5)

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1
Q

Warum kommst du irgendwann demnächst nicht mal zu mir nach Hause?

A

Why don’t you come to my house sometime soon?

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2
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irgendwann

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sometime, anytime

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3
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demnächst

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soon, shortly, in the near future

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4
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Ich bin ein bisschen aufgeregt.

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I am a little bit nervous.

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5
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Bevor ich deine Familie treffe, würde ich gerne mehr über sie erfahren.

A

I’d like to know more about your family before meeting them.

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erfahren

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to learn , to hear , to find out

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7
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Meine Mutter ist Hausfrau und kann gut kochen.

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My mother is a housewife, and she’s good at cooking.

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Mein Vater ist Büroangestellter und sein Hobby is Angeln.

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My father is an office worker, and his hobby is fishing.

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9
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Hast du Geschwister?

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Do you have any brothers or sisters?

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10
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Ich habe eine ältere Schwester und einen jüngeren Bruder.

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I have an older sister and a younger brother.

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11
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Ein Mann ist in einem Brillengeschäft.

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  • ‘in’ is a preposition which takes both the accusative and the dative.
  • ‘in’ takes dative if the prepositional complement of place does not imply movement (location).
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12
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Für welche Brille wird er sich entscheiden?

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Which pair of glasses is he going to choose?

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13
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entscheiden

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to decide

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14
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etw. entscheidet sich

e.g. Bald entscheidet sich, wer die Stelle bekommt.

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something is/will be decided

e.g. It’ll soon be decided who’ll get the post.

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Suchen Sie nach einer Brille?

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Are you looking for glasses?

  • ‘nach’ is a dative preposition.
  • die Brille (nominative) —> der/einer/keiner Brille (dative)
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16
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Mein Augen sind in der letzen Zeit ziemlich schlecht geworden.

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My eyes have gotten quite bad lately.

  • As a temporal preposition, “in” can be translated as “in,” where a period of time is implicit.
  • Take note that, as a temporal preposition, “in” is dative.

e.g. In einer Stunde bin ich wieder da. (I will be back in one hour.)

e.g. Was machst du im Sommer? (What do you do in the summer?)

17
Q

Bevorzugen Sie dasselbe Model, das Sie im Moment haben?

A

Do you prefer the same model that you have now?

18
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bevorzugen

e.g. Ich bevorzuge es, nicht zu spät ins Bett zu gehen.

A

to prefer

e.g. I prefer not to go to bed too late.

19
Q

dasselbe

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same (adjective)

20
Q

Seit langer Zeit trage ich bereits quadratische Brillen, deshalb würde ich gerne ein anderes Modell probieren.

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I’ve been wearing square-shaped glasses for a long time, so I wanted to try a different model.

21
Q

das Modell, die Modelle

A

model

22
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Wie wäre es mit dieser runden Brille?

A

How about these round ones?

23
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Ich finde, dass sie nicht zu meinem Gesicht passt.

A

I don’t think it suits my face.