61: Die Hosen passen zu den Hemden | The pants match the shirts
Aug 27, 2023
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Paul goes on a shopping frenzy after wanting to buy new clothes for a job interview, ends up in debt, and has to borrow money from his parents. The podcast also discusses making suggestions and giving commands in German, the significance of gender in language, and the use of imperative grammar.
Paul gets caught up in a shopping frenzy and ends up with a negative bank account.
Meily's problems are resolved, bringing joy to the group and leading to an invitation to Oktoberfest.
Deep dives
Key Point 1: Powell goes on a shopping spree, buying clothes for a potential job interview
Powell, in need of new clothes for a job interview, goes to a clothing store. Despite having limited money, he ends up buying 12 shirts, 5 pairs of pants, and 6 jackets. His bank account is now in the negative, and he realizes he needs money to cover his expenses. Powell contemplates asking his parents for help, but worries they may not assist him again.
Key Point 2: Meily's problems are resolved, leading to happiness among Paul, Tim, and Anna
Meily's problems are resolved as she finds out she can continue studying. Her parents, who are friends with the head of the university, have helped her. This news brings joy not only to Meily, but also to Paul, Tim, and Anna. Paul takes this opportunity to invite them all to the Oktoberfest to celebrate.
Key Point 3: Powell's bank account is in the red, causing financial concerns
After his shopping spree, Powell realizes that his bank account is now in the negative. He worries about how he will replenish his funds. Considering borrowing money from his parents, Powell contemplates if they will be willing to help him again, as they have already assisted him recently.
Make suggestions and give commands & Imperative with Sie: kommen Sie / suggestion with wir: gehen wir.
Paul is buying new clothes to be prepared in case he is invited to a job interview. He doesn't have a lot of money, so he doesn't want to buy much. But he gets too excited and ends up on a shopping frenzy. Meili is happy because her problems are gone. That makes Tim and Anna happy, too. Paul takes the opportunity to invite all of them to the Oktoberfest. But due to his shopping frenzy, his bank account is now in the red. He has to borrow money from his parents. But maybe they won't help him yet again… Will his parents do him this second favor as well?
The characters in our story DON'T speak at a regular speed, just like native speakers among themselves. Why?
They speak natural German. But we put in countless hours of work to direct every voice actor so that he or she speaks a bit slower and more clearly, adapted to the language level. You can always speed up the audio in the app. We believe this is the better way. Just as we believe that at the beginning, training wheels teach a child to ride a bike better than bruises from falls do. If you want know why we spent over 1 1/2 years of work before we even published our first lesson, go to german-stories.com/the-best-way-to-learn-german