#56 The "Past of the Past" | Master the German Plusquamperfekt ⏳
Welcome to Episode 56 of our B1 German series! Today, Anna and Lukas are talking about travel disasters. But to explain
📝 Transcript
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Hello and welcome to our today's, um, in-depth analysis. Nice to have you back.
Yes, hello from me too. Imagine the following situation. You're sitting with friends in the evening, uh, maybe with a glass of wine or something, or a cold beer.
Exactly, a beer. And you have this one absolutely incredible story to tell. The perfect anecdote from your last vacation, where simply everything went haywire.
Oh yes, everyone loves these stories. Right. You take a deep breath, start telling the story in German, have everyone's attention at the table, and then it happens.
You get completely tangled up. You suddenly realize how the chronological order of events completely slips away from you.
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📖 Vocabulary
Key vocabulary from this episode with part of speech, meaning, and example sentences. Practice along with the video above.
to miss (a train, flight, opportunity)
Ich muss mich beeilen, ich will den Zug nicht verpassen.
| Word | Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| willkommen | Adjektiv | welcome | Hallo und herzlich willkommen! |
| dabei sein | Verb | to be present, to be there | Schön, dass du wieder dabei bist. |
| der Urlaub | Nomen (m.) | vacation | Ich fahre im Sommer in den Urlaub. |
| erzählen | Verb | to tell (a story) | Kannst du mir eine Geschichte erzählen? |
| die Aufmerksamkeit | Nomen (f.) | attention | Die Kinder brauchen viel Aufmerksamkeit. |
| vergessen | Verb | to forget | Ich habe meinen Schlüssel vergessen. |
| Pech haben | Phrase | to have bad luck | Heute hatte ich Pech, mein Bus war zu spät. |
| schiefgehen | Verb (trennbar) | to go wrong | Hoffentlich geht heute nichts schief. |
| verpassen | Verb | to miss (a train, flight, opportunity) | Ich muss mich beeilen, ich will den Zug nicht verpassen. |
| zu Hause | Adverb | at home | Ich bin jetzt zu Hause und entspanne mich. |
✏️ Exercises
Test your understanding with fill-in-the-blank and multiple choice questions. Click "Check" to see the answer.
Hallo und herzlich ___!
Schön, dass du wieder ___ bist.
Die perfekte Anekdote aus deinem letzten ___.
Du fängst an auf Deutsch zu ___.
Du hast die ___ aller am Tisch.
Ich kann meinen Schlüssel nicht finden. Ich habe ihn wohl ___.
Lukas hatte gestern großes ___.
Wenn etwas nicht gut läuft, sagt man, es ist ___.
Du rennst zum Bahnhof, aber du wirst den Zug ___.
Ich bin jetzt nicht in der Arbeit, ich bin ___.
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