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Each conversation is short enough to engage with properly. You can listen several times without it feeling like a major undertaking.
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French
Lession 7 Bousculer un inconnu / Bumping into a stranger
Transcript
- Pardonnez-moi. Je vous ai bousculée.
- Désolée. C’était entièrement de ma faute.
- Pas de problème. Ça va ?
- Oui, ça va. Par contre, je suis un peu perdu.
- Où allez-vous ?
- Je vais retrouver mes amis.
- Où ?
- Oh, je les vois. Ne vous en faites pas.
English translation
- Pardon me. I bumped into you.
- Sorry. It was all my fault.
- No problem. Are you OK?
- Yes, I’m fine. I’m a bit lost, though.
- Where are you going?
- I’m going to meet my friends.
- Where?
- Oh, I see them. Never mind!
Literal translation
- Pardon me. I you have bumped.
- Sorry. It was entirely of my fault.
- Not of problem. It goes?
- Yes, it goes. By against, I am a bit lost.
- Where go you?
- I go meet my friends.
- Where?
- Oh, I them see. Not yourself of-this make not.
Lesson 37: Le meilleur des amis / The best of friends
Transcript
- Comment est-ce que tu décrirais tes amis ?
- Oh, j’ai beaucoup d’amis. Ils sont super.
- Quelles sont leurs meilleures caractéristiques ?
- Ils sont tous amicaux et intelligents.
- Mes amis sont honnêtes et fiables.
- C’est très attentionné de ta part de dire cela.
- Tu es toi-même très prévenante !
- Merci ! C’est vraiment gentil de ta part.
English translation
- How would you describe your friends?
- Oh, I have many friends. They are great.
- What are their best traits?
- They are all friendly and smart.
- My friends are honest and reliable.
- You’re very thoughtful to say that.
- You’re very considerate, yourself!
- Thank you! That’s so kind of you!
Literal translation
- How is it that you would-describe your friends?
- Oh, I have many of friends. They are great.
- What are their best characteristics?
- They are all friendly and smart.
- My friends are honest and reliable.
- It is very thoughtful of your part to to-say that.
- You are yourself very considerate!
- Thank you! It is really nice of your part.
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German
Lesson 7: Eine fremde Person anrempeln / Bumping into a stranger
Transcript
- Verzeihung. Ich habe Sie angerempelt.
- Tut mir leid. Es war meine Schuld.
- Kein Problem. Sind Sie in Ordnung?
- Ja, mir geht’s gut. Ich habe mich jedoch etwas verlaufen.
- Wohin wollen Sie?
- Ich gehe meine Freunde treffen.
- Wo?
- Ach, ich sehe sie. Alles klar!
English translation
- Pardon me. I bumped into you.
- Sorry. It was all my fault.
- No problem. Are you OK?
- Yes, I’m fine. I’m a bit lost, though.
- Where are you going?
- I’m going to meet my friends.
- Where?
- Oh, I see them. Never mind!
Literal translation
- Pardon. I have you (formal) bumped into.
- Does me sorrow. It was my fault.
- No problem. Are you (formal) okay?
- Yes, me goes [i]t good. I have myself however a bit lost.
- Whereto want you (formal)?
- I go my friends meet.
- Where?
- Oh, I see them. All clear!
Lesson 37: Gute Freunde / The best of friends
Translation
- Wie würdest du deine Freunde beschreiben?
- Oh, ich habe viele Freunde. Sie sind toll.
- Was sind ihre besten Eigenschaften?
- Sie sind alle freundlich und klug.
- Meine Freunde sind ehrlich und zuverlässig.
- Du bist sehr umsichtig, sowas zu sagen.
- Du bist auch sehr taktvoll!
- Danke! Das ist sehr nett von dir!
English translation
- How would you describe your friends?
- Oh, I have many friends. They are great.
- What are their best traits?
- They are all friendly and smart.
- My friends are honest and reliable.
- 6. You’re very thoughtful to say that.
- 7. You’re very considerate, yourself!
- 8. Thank you! That’s so kind of you!
Literal translation
- How would you your friends describe?
- Oh, I have many friends. They are great.
- What are their best traits?
- They are all friendly and smart.
- My friends are honest and reliable.
- You (informal) are very thoughtful, something like that to say.
- You (informal) are yourself very considerate!
- Thanks! That is very nice of you!
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Italian
Lesson 7: Scontrarsi con uno sconosciuto / Bumping into a stranger
Transcript
- Mi scusi. Ci siamo scontrati.
- Mi dispiace. È stata tutta colpa mia.
- Nessun problema. Sta bene?
- Sì, sto bene, però sono un po’ disorientato.
- Dove sta andando?
- Sto andando dai miei amici.
- Dove?
- Ah, li vedo. Non si preoccupi!
English translation
- Pardon me. I bumped into you.
- Sorry. It was all my fault.
- No problem. Are you OK?
- Yes, I’m fine. I’m a bit lost, though.
- Where are you going?
- I’m going to meet my friends.
- Where?
- Oh, I see them. Never mind!
Literal translation
- [She] me excuse. [We] ourselves are crashed.
- To me [it] regrets. [It] is been all my fault.
- No problem. [She] is fine?
- Yes, [I] am fine, but [I] am a bit disoriented.
- Where [she] is going?
- [I] am going from the my friends.
- Where?
- Ah, [I] them see. [She] not herself worry!
Lesson 37: Il meglio degli amici / The best of friends
Transcript
- Come descriveresti i tuoi amici?
- Oh, ho molti amici. Sono fantastici.
- Quali sono i loro tratti migliori?
- Sono tutti gentili e intelligenti.
- I miei amici sono onesti e affidabili.
- Sei molto premuroso a dirlo!
- Sei molto premurosa anche tu!
- Grazie! È molto gentile da parte tua!
English translation
- How would you describe your friends?
- Oh, I have many friends. They are great.
- What are their best traits?
- They are all friendly and smart.
- My friends are honest and reliable.
- You’re very thoughtful to say that.
- You’re very considerate, yourself!
- Thank you! That’s so kind of you!
Literal translation
- How would [you] describe the your friends?
- Oh, [I] have many friends. [They] are great.
- Which are the their traits best?
- [They] are all kind and intelligent.
- The my friends are honest and reliable.
- [You] are very thoughtful at say it!
- [You] are very considerate also you!
- Thank you! [It] is very kind from side your!
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Russian
Lesson 7: Наткнуться на незнакомца / Bumping into a stranger
Transcript
- Прошу прощения. Я наткнулся на Вас.
- Извините, это моя вина.
- Ничего страшного. Вы в порядке?
- Да, я в порядке. Хотя я немного потерялся.
- Куда Вы идёте?
- Я собираюсь встретиться с моими друзьями.
- Где?
- О, я вижу их. Неважно!
English translation
- Pardon me. I bumped into you.
- Sorry. It was all my fault.
- No problem. Are you OK?
- Yes, I’m fine. I’m a bit lost, though.
- Where are you going?
- I’m going to meet my friends.
- Where?
- Oh, I see them. Never mind!
Literal translation
- Pardon me. I bumped on [into] you.
- Sorry, this [it was all] my fault.
- Nothing scary. (No problem.) You in order? ( Are you ok?)
- Yes, I [am] in order [fine]. Though I bit lost. (I am a bit lost, though.)
- Where [are] you go [going]?
- I [am going] go [to] meet with my friends.
- Where?
- Oh, I see them. Not important! (Never mind!)
Lesson 37: Лучшие друзья / The best of friends
Transcript
- Как бы ты описала своих друзей?
- О, у меня много друзей. Они замечательные.
- Какие их лучшие черты?
- Они все дружелюбные и умные.
- Мои друзья честные, и на них можно положиться.
- Это очень мило с твоей стороны.
- Ты и сама очень заботливая!
- Спасибо! Очень мило!
Translation
- How would you describe your friends?
- Oh, I have many friends. They are great.
- What are their best traits?
- They are all friendly and smart.
- My friends are honest and reliable.
- You’re very thoughtful to say that.
- You’re very considerate, yourself!
- Thank you! That’s so kind of you!
Literal translation
- How would you described [describe] your friends?
- Oh, I have many friends. They [are] great.
- What [are] their best traits?
- They [are] all friendly and smart.
- My friends honest, and on them can rely. (My friends are honest and reliable.)
- This very nice from your side. (You’re very thoughtful to say that).
- You and yourself very considerate! (You’re very considerate, yourself!)
- Thank you! Very nice! (That’s so kind of you!)
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Spanish
Lesson 7: Tropezando con un extraño / Bumping into a stranger
Transcript
- Discúlpeme. Me tropecé con usted.
- Lo siento. Todo fue mi culpa.
- No hay problema. ¿Está bien?
- Sí, estoy bien. Aunque estoy un poco perdido.
- ¿A dónde está yendo?
- Voy a encontrarme con mis amigos.
- ¿Dónde?
- Oh, los veo. ¡No importa!
English translation
- Pardon me. I bumped into you.
- Sorry. It was all my fault.
- No problem. Are you OK?
- Yes, I’m fine. I’m a bit lost, though.
- Where are you going?
- I’m going to meet my friends.
- Where?
- Oh, I see them. Never mind!
Literal translation
- Excuse-me-you. Myself bumped-I with you.
- It sorry-I. All was my fault.
- No is problem. Are-you good?
- Yes, am-I good. Although, am-I a bit lost.
- To where are-you going?
- Go-I to meet-me with my friends.
- Where?
- Oh, to-them see-I. Not matter!
Lesson 37: Lo mejor de los amigos / The best of friends
Transcript
- ¿Cómo describirías a tus amigas?
- Tengo muchas amigas. Son geniales.
- ¿Cuáles son sus mejores características?
- Son todas amigables e inteligentes.
- Mis amigos son honestos y confiables.
- Eres muy atento al decir eso.
- ¡Tú también eres muy considerada!
- Gracias! ¡Es tan amable de tu parte!
English translation
- How would you describe your friends?
- Oh, I have many friends. They are great.
- What are their best traits?
- They are all friendly and smart.
- My friends are honest and reliable.
- You’re very thoughtful to say that.
- You’re very considerate, yourself!
- Thank you! That’s so kind of you!
Literal translation
- How would you describe your friends?
- Oh, I have many friends. They are great.
- What are their best traits?
- They are all friendly and smart.
- My friends are honest and reliable.
- You’re very thoughtful to say that.
- You’re very considerate, yourself!
- Thank you! That’s so kind of you!
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Dr Gareth Popkins
