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Small Talk 2

Small Talk 2

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Small Talk 2

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Where do you come from? Woh-- k--me- Sie? W---- k----- S--- W-h-r k-m-e- S-e- ----------------- Woher kommen Sie? 0
From Basel. Aus--a-el. A-- B----- A-s B-s-l- ---------- Aus Basel. 0
Basel is in Switzerland. B---l ----t ---d-r Sc---i-. B---- l---- i- d-- S------- B-s-l l-e-t i- d-r S-h-e-z- --------------------------- Basel liegt in der Schweiz. 0
May I introduce Mr. Miller? Dar--ic--I-ne--H---n------r -orst---e-? D--- i-- I---- H---- M----- v---------- D-r- i-h I-n-n H-r-n M-l-e- v-r-t-l-e-? --------------------------------------- Darf ich Ihnen Herrn Müller vorstellen? 0
He is a foreigner. Er -s- A-s--nde-. E- i-- A--------- E- i-t A-s-ä-d-r- ----------------- Er ist Ausländer. 0
He speaks several languages. E- spri-ht-me-r--e--pr-c-en. E- s------ m------ S-------- E- s-r-c-t m-h-e-e S-r-c-e-. ---------------------------- Er spricht mehrere Sprachen. 0
Are you here for the first time? Si------ zum--rsten Mal-hie-? S--- S-- z-- e----- M-- h---- S-n- S-e z-m e-s-e- M-l h-e-? ----------------------------- Sind Sie zum ersten Mal hier? 0
No, I was here once last year. Ne-n- --h -ar ----n-l-t---s Jahr-hie-. N---- i-- w-- s---- l------ J--- h---- N-i-, i-h w-r s-h-n l-t-t-s J-h- h-e-. -------------------------------------- Nein, ich war schon letztes Jahr hier. 0
Only for a week, though. Abe--n-r-e--- -oc-e lan-. A--- n-- e--- W---- l---- A-e- n-r e-n- W-c-e l-n-. ------------------------- Aber nur eine Woche lang. 0
How do you like it here? W----e----- es-I-----b-- -ns? W-- g------ e- I---- b-- u--- W-e g-f-l-t e- I-n-n b-i u-s- ----------------------------- Wie gefällt es Ihnen bei uns? 0
A lot. The people are nice. S-hr----- -ie L-ut- -in--ne-t. S--- g--- D-- L---- s--- n---- S-h- g-t- D-e L-u-e s-n- n-t-. ------------------------------ Sehr gut. Die Leute sind nett. 0
And I like the scenery, too. Und-d-- ---d----f- ---äll---i- ----. U-- d-- L--------- g------ m-- a---- U-d d-e L-n-s-h-f- g-f-l-t m-r a-c-. ------------------------------------ Und die Landschaft gefällt mir auch. 0
What is your profession? W-s sin- -ie-v-----r-f? W-- s--- S-- v-- B----- W-s s-n- S-e v-n B-r-f- ----------------------- Was sind Sie von Beruf? 0
I am a translator. I-h-bin-Üb-r-et-er. I-- b-- Ü---------- I-h b-n Ü-e-s-t-e-. ------------------- Ich bin Übersetzer. 0
I translate books. Ich üb-rs--z- Bü-her. I-- ü-------- B------ I-h ü-e-s-t-e B-c-e-. --------------------- Ich übersetze Bücher. 0
Are you alone here? S-nd ------lei--h-e-? S--- S-- a----- h---- S-n- S-e a-l-i- h-e-? --------------------- Sind Sie allein hier? 0
No, my wife / my husband is also here. N--n- m--ne ---u ---e-n-M----ist--uch-hier. N---- m---- F--- / m--- M--- i-- a--- h---- N-i-, m-i-e F-a- / m-i- M-n- i-t a-c- h-e-. ------------------------------------------- Nein, meine Frau / mein Mann ist auch hier. 0
And those are my two children. Un- -----sin---e--e--e-d-- -i---r. U-- d--- s--- m---- b----- K------ U-d d-r- s-n- m-i-e b-i-e- K-n-e-. ---------------------------------- Und dort sind meine beiden Kinder. 0

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