German Story: The Broken Promises (Die gebrochenen Vorsätze) 🤥
Welcome to Episode 46 of our B1 German series! Today, Anna and Lukas are making big plans for the future. But making pla
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Good morning, diligent learners. Welcome to Lesson 46. I am Anna Gen.
Good morning, I'm Lukas. Lukas, you promised me not to be tired today. You said you wanted to jog.
I tried to get up, Anna, but my bed was too cozy. Ugh. Okay, so that's exactly our topic today. It's great that you, dear listener, are joining our in-depth analysis again. Today we have a, um, a
pretty exciting mission ahead of us. At first glance, it might sound like a typical grammar lesson, but I promise you, the reality behind it is, well, highly fascinating.
Oh yes, it is. Grammar is actually just the excuse for how we put our own laziness into words.
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📖 Vocabulary
Key vocabulary from this episode with part of speech, meaning, and example sentences. Practice along with the video above.
inner weaker self, inner pig-dog (idiom)
Ich muss meinen inneren Schweinehund überwinden.
| Word | Type | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| der Vorsatz | Nomen (m.) | resolution, intention | Ich habe gute Vorsätze für das neue Jahr. |
| versprechen | Verb | to promise | Ich verspreche dir, pünktlich zu sein. |
| gemütlich | Adjektiv | cozy, comfortable | Mein Bett ist sehr gemütlich. |
| die Faulheit | Nomen (f.) | laziness | Er muss seine Faulheit überwinden. |
| der Schweinehund | Nomen (m.) | inner weaker self, inner pig-dog (idiom) | Ich muss meinen inneren Schweinehund überwinden. |
| überwinden | Verb | to overcome | Manchmal ist es schwer, sich selbst zu überwinden. |
| die Absicht | Nomen (f.) | intention | Meine Absicht ist es, besser Deutsch zu sprechen. |
| vorhaben | Verb (trennbar) | to plan, to intend | Was hast du heute Abend vor? |
| versuchen | Verb | to try | Ich versuche, jeden Tag Sport zu machen. |
| aufhören | Verb (trennbar) | to stop, to cease | Ich muss aufhören, so viel Schokolade zu essen. |
✏️ Exercises
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Jedes Jahr mache ich gute ___ für das neue Jahr.
Ich habe dir ____, pünktlich zu sein.
Mein Bett ist so ____, ich will nicht aufstehen.
Er kämpft gegen seine ____, um Sport zu machen.
Man muss seinen inneren ____ überwinden, um seine Ziele zu erreichen.
Es ist wichtig, Deutsch ____.
Ich lerne Deutsch, ____ in Deutschland zu arbeiten.
Was hast du heute Abend ____?
Ich ____, jeden Tag Deutsch zu sprechen.
Bitte ____ mit dem Rauchen ____!
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