#55 B1 German Podcast: Curiosity, Secrets & Indirekte Fragen 🗣️
Welcome to Episode 55 of our B1 German series! Today, Anna and Lukas are feeling very curious. They are spying on their
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Hello you curious people, welcome to Lesson 55. But first, subscribe to the channel and give us a like.
Yes, please like. Quiet, the neighbor is coming. Hey, we're here to learn German, not to spy. But today's topic fits perfectly, namely indirect questions. Pens out, pause, write, repeat.
Exactly. So, this is really the perfect introduction, this fine line between being crudely curious and cultivatedly interested. Yes, I'm not curious, I'm just interested.
Haha, exactly. That's the classic excuse we all use. Have you ever wondered why we humans love to find out things about others so terribly much?
Because we are social beings by nature. We gather information to assess our environment. Right. We always want to know everything.
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📖 Vocabulary
Key vocabulary from this episode with part of speech, meaning, and example sentences. Practice along with the video above.
| Word | Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| der Nachbar (m.) | Nomen (m.) | neighbor | Mein Nachbar ist sehr nett. |
| neugierig | Adjektiv | curious | Kinder sind oft sehr neugierig. |
| das Geheimnis (n.) | Nomen (n.) | secret | Ich habe ein kleines Geheimnis. |
| wissen | Verb | to know | Ich weiß die Antwort nicht. |
| beobachten | Verb | to observe | Sie beobachtet die Vögel im Garten. |
| klatschen | Verb | to gossip | Wir sollten nicht über andere klatschen. |
| die Frage (f.) | Nomen (f.) | question | Ich habe eine Frage. |
| unhöflich | Adjektiv | impolite | Es ist unhöflich, zu spät zu kommen. |
✏️ Exercises
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Sei nicht so ______! Du musst nicht alles wissen.
Ich kann dir das ______ nicht verraten.
Ich ______ nicht, wann der Kurs beginnt.
Es ist ______, wenn man andere Leute ausfragt.
Wo wohnt er? -> Ich weiß nicht, wo er ______.
Was arbeitest du? -> Kannst du mir sagen, was du ______?
Warum kommt er nicht? -> Ich frage mich, warum er nicht ______.
Wer ist das? -> Ich möchte wissen, wer das ______.
Wann beginnt der Film? -> Weißt du, wann der Film ______?
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