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Mar 2024

15m 6s

Now German 2.22 (for total beginners) Ka...

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A: Entschuldigung, kann ich kurz ihren Stift haben?

B: Ja, hier

A: Vielen Dank

A: Ich bin fertig. Hier ist ihr Stift. Danke.

B: Bitte

Entschuldigung = sorry

ich = I

ich kann = I can

kurz = short / shortly

der Stift = the pen

ihren Stift = your pen (masculine, akkusativ, polite)

haben = to have

Ja = yes

hier = here

der Dank = the thanks

Vielen Dank = many thanks

ich bin = I am

fertig = done

es ist = it is

ihr Stift = your pen (masculine, nominative, polite)

bitte = you are welcome

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