Two strangers, a couple, walk up to where Lisa Müller and John Smith are standing.1 ~1 {' z+ Y. P* s$ A5 `
Stranger 1:"Guten Tag! Ich suche Lisa Müller. Hei?en Sie Lisa Müller?"( m/ Y2 y* I$ H4 A
Lisa:"Ja, und Sie? Wie hei?en Sie?"( M8 G6 ^* E! y( ?; H
Stranger 1:"Ich hei?e Lutz Schmidt.", \1 U2 t" |& B9 \2 z
Stranger 2:"Ich hei?e Christine Schmidt."
, q1 k: h! H5 H, \ Lisa:"Angenehm."# \6 a- s- e5 n4 o0 K! ~% g. e$ ]
Stranger 1:"Wo wohnen Sie?"
2 b* ~4 I/ e7 f8 y/ u- |$ T Stranger 2:"Woher kommen Sie? Kommen Sie aus ?sterreich?"0 D. d) `. d$ l {0 ^' N; s3 I: n/ y
Lisa:"Nein, ich komme aus Deutschland und ich wohne hier in Bern.", J" f% J8 f. w& b* n, E* J; ^
Seeing that this isn’t the Lisa Müller they were looking for, the couple excuses themselves and walks away.
$ Y; O$ r) Q- e8 j' o9 u GermanEnglish
- v+ U9 S* M. o/ L! e suchento look for, search5 y9 n; W1 o9 a$ d
Sie / sieyou (formal) / theyWhen capitalised, this is the formal and polite way of saying "you".
$ T6 d7 B! P3 T% h+ d You should always address strangers as "Sie" Careful: when not capitalised, this word means "they".
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undand
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Angenehm (Sie kennenzulernen)Nice (to get to know you). Often used abbreviated like this.
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woherfrom where, whence, Q: n4 e. ~) B/ P1 `
?sterreichAustriaThe "reich" part means "empire".8 |) o# m/ C+ s/ f
neinno
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waswhat: ]3 l3 f, Q- A, S1 n+ D- F" j
wannwhen’
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6 H7 v& c2 \4 d3 {" u warumwhy
' K! P* g) `5 K0 L wievielhow much$ M5 q+ q9 h2 B" a- Z3 M- Y6 U
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