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Sep 2013
31m 7s

CBG 1:25 | Dealing with emergencies

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In this lesson we’re dealing with emergencies and learning to talk about problems you may encounter while travelling in a German-speaking area. In this lesson you will learn:

  • how to say you’ve lost something;
  • how to say someone has stolen something belonging to you;
  • to ask for help in German;
  • how to describe things using colours and sizes;
  • about prepositions which take certain cases;
  • about the Bavarian capital, Munich.


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