Im Café

Eine Szene

Meet a friend in a café — this one is on du terms, not Sie.

A corner table. Helfen is a friend you have not seen for a fortnight.

• Say you are well and ask him back — with du, not Sie.
• Order a tea.
• Say it was nice — you were at the cinema.
• Say yes, you have time on Saturday.
• Say goodbye — with du.

1. 1Helfen speaks first. Listen — the German and its English are both on screen.
2. 2Read the line under “Sagen Sie” out loud. That yellow box always holds the sentence to say. The microphone opens by itself and turns red.
3. 3He answers what you actually said. 5 exchanges, and it ends when the errand is done.

Once it feels easy, turn the phrases off and do it cold — that is the whole point of coming back.

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