Shadowing Practice: At the Bakery in Slow German | Super Easy German 271 - Learn English Speaking with YouTube

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Welcome back to the life of Cari and Janusz.
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Welcome back to the life of Cari and Janusz.
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It is 12.00 Uhr.
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Janusz is just standing up.
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One hour.
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He has already been drinking and went out of the house.
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What do you need next?
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First a coffee.
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We need a coffee and a delicious breakfast.
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Dafür gehen wir in die Bäckerei Shokoshino und zeigen euch,
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wie in Berlin eine Bäckerei aussieht.
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Los geht's!
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Now we are in the bakery and Janusz looks at what he wants to eat at the breakfast.
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Janusz, what do you want to eat for breakfast?
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We have lived here and I ordered my breakfast for years.
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That's right.
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And so I'm well trained.
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Good morning.
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Good morning.
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And then I would like to eat a cappuccino.
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Klein, mittel, groß.
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Groß.
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Gerne to eat or eat?
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I would like to drink a half a piece of egg.
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With spiegel eggs?
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No, with cooked eggs.
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Then I would like to have a croissant with a piece of bread.
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This here?
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Yes, with Gouda-Kaise.
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And then I would like to have a cup of couscous salad.
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Now Janusz sits at the table and eats his breakfast.
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That's a cappuccino.
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Good.
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Super good.
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A bread with egg and a croissant.
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That croissant with cheese, tomatoes, garlic and a salad.
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Since when is you croissant?
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Super seldom, but today I got to have a taste.
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Let's try it.
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Not so easy to eat, that bread.
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Super easy.
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While Janusz is, we'll see what else is in the bakery.
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I show you what it all in the bakery is.
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The important thing is normal bread or in Berlin the chips.
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In Bayern, it's called the semel.
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In all German countries it's different.
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Then, very important, a Körnerbrötchen.
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There are many different in Germany.
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Dinkelbrötchen, Schusterjunge, Weltmeister, they have many different names.
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Very popular in Germany are Brezeln and Laugengebäck.
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The Laugenstange, the Laugenbrötchen and the Laugenstange with rice.
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Janusz is back to the Theke and thinks,
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if he still has something sweet.
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Very popular is Kuchen here, Janusz.
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There are Nusskuchen, Karottenkuchen, Erdbeerkuchen, Nuss-Schokokuchen, Pflaumenkuchen, Käsekuchen.
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Afelkuchen.
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And what has your interest geweckt?
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I can't decide.
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It's really the qual of the Wahl.
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I know what you like.
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Look, here is a piece of Moen-Kuchen.
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Super delicious, yes.
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But I have actually decided to choose a piece of Pflaumen-Kuchen.
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Pflaumen-Kuchen.
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Very delicious and very popular in Germany.
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Isst you often Kuchen?
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Since I'm looking for my line, not.
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But there are actually many people who eat at night,
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at 3am or 4am, drink coffee and eat coffee.
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Yes, especially in Germany, that's just a word, this coffee and coffee.
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And I think if you're a rente or a rente,
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then you have time.
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My parents do this often.
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Super-money, great.
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Soon.
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What is soon?
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The time is already there.
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I'm in this year, in this year,
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in 1965, if anyone's interested.
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If anyone's interested.
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Okay, Janusz, are you ready to order?
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Always ready.
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I'd like a piece of the Pflaumen-Kuchen.
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You can eat some Flamencuchen.
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Of course.
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So, you'll get a nice Flamencuchen.
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Do you want to eat it here?
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Yes, please.
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Do you want a serviette?
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Yes, you can always use it.
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Yes, yes.
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And so that it's really comfortable, I'll buy a newspaper.
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Of course.
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So, Tagesspiegel.
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Super.
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Heider, I have a glutenunverträglichkeit.
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Can you give me something else?
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Of course.
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I have a gluten-free mandelcule.
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Okay, then I take a mandelcule and a ryei.
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Is in the ryei milk?
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I also have a lactoseunverträglichkeit.
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No, our Rühreis are only Eier.
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Great, I take a Rührei with a chicken and a mandel cookie.
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Good.
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Janusz reads a newspaper.
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Janusz, what do you read?
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What are you doing?
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The news about Berlin, for example,
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man is a police officer,
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the police are shooting on him.
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Oh, what are you doing?
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Oh, look at this here.
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Easy German Discord channel.
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There is really hot.
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Thank you.
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Easy German Discord group?
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What is that?
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We meet with our...
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...and you can also join us.
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We have a chat group where we can write in German and you can practice in German.
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Every day there are different topics for German.
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And if you're on the highest level,
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there's even a conversation call every day.
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Janusz, you're also sometimes with it.
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With joy!
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We can learn to meet you and practice German.
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Look at this.
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The Easy German Mitgliedschaft has a lot to offer and you also support our work.
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Heider, you are the owner of this bakery.
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Yes, I am the owner of this bakery.
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What do you offer here?
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We offer here fresh bread with different shapes,
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regardless of the whole corn or regular bread or bread or in Bayern,
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We can offer out these desserts.
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With nhà, it's for the dumpling report.
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With slowly wrath is lizard,
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It's a holiday and therese...
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Here we can have hidden tons of food.
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What is more of you?
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Right now we buy it right now.
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And then you find wine.
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We have morning from 5.30am.
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5.30am?
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Yes, we have 5.30am and at 18.00am.
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Okay, good that you have so long left,
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otherwise Janusz could not come here, if he sleeps 12.00am.
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Yes, definitely.
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He must sleep early, so he can sleep early.
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And when do you have the most of the time?
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Is that for breakfast, for dinner or both?
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That's always the time.
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On the weekends, for example, is usually free.
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And we have a place here.
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So we have a lot of tourists.
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And so on the weekends,
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for example, on the weekends or on the weekends,
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on the weekends, is our main business.
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Hey, here in the bakery there are very many German things,
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but also a few Turkish things.
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What do you have here?
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So we have Turkish things, actually not so much.
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No, we have Turkish things.
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And then we have the special version of Rüya-Eye Sucuk, the Turkish Knoblauchwurst.
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And then we have the Turkish Linsensuppe,
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also the Linsensuppe in oriental way.
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What is that?
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That's also a Küsr, but we made it with a gröber Bulgur-Reis.
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How is that?
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Bulgur.
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And that first word?
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Küsr, exactly.
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Now we finally know what he has been called for years.
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Exactly, Janusz.
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Now you also learned something.
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Here we see one of the most popular dishes in Germany, the Brezel.
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And directly from this, is that not of the most popular in the Turkey?
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Yes, in Turkey is that Simit is a traditional breakfast-based soup, a sesame-wing.
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Simit.
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Yes, Simit.
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Very good.
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If you come to Berlin,
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you must be sure both of them.
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Will this in all of the Berlin stores?
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Not in all of them,
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but after that, it will be more spread yes
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we ate delicious and now we want to pay that's what we are doing
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so now tell me what you had all of you I had a croissant with cheese Janusz come here
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then a croissant with cheese A bread,
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two bread, a bread, a cup of coffee,
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a tea, a bread for the cameraman,
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a tea for the cameraman.
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And Janusz, what was the first thing you had?
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A bread with an egg.
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Yes, but not one, but a half.
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A half, right?
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A half.
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A half.
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Have you had anything to do with Salats?
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Yes.
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A Bulgur-Couscous-Salat.
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Couscous.
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How does it say?
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Chris-Rice.
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Chris-Rice.
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I have read it.
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You can see it.
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It's not possible.
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In my age is it over.
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Okay.
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We have another gluten-free Kuchen.
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Oh, I forgot the cake.
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Had you also something to eat, Janusz?
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Yes, a Flamencuch.
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A Flamencuch.
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The half has already forgotten.
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That's it.
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That's it.
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Then we have 34,60 €.
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Can you pay with a card?
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Yes, can you also.
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I pay bar, because in the most of the factories in Germany you can only pay bar, right?
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For us is only at 5€ possible.
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Okay, out!
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Thank you.
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Make a 40€.
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Thank you.
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Then you give 10€ back.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Thank you.
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Bye.
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Bye.
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Now I want to know about you,
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do you have such a bakery in your country?
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What do you eat tomorrow?
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Write a comment and if you want Janusz to be a pleasure,
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be a member of Easy German.
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Support our work and your German learning.
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Chatted with us every day.
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And as a member of all videos, vocabulary and interactive exercises.
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Janusz, what do you do now?
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We go to the foot home.
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And that's probably about a half hour to spend, right?
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I'm happy.
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I'm also happy.
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It's a nice weather in Berlin.
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Ciao!
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Ciao!
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Parogy night.

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About This Lesson

In this lesson, you will explore the vibrant atmosphere of a bakery through the conversations of Cari and Janusz. The video takes you through a typical morning visit to a bakery in Berlin, where you will encounter various types of food and drinks commonly enjoyed for breakfast. By practicing with this lesson, you will not only broaden your vocabulary related to food and meals but also develop your speaking skills as you mimic the natural conversations. This is particularly useful for those preparing for the IELTS speaking test as it enhances your fluency and improves your English pronunciation.

Key Vocabulary & Phrases

  • Cappuccino - A popular coffee drink.
  • Croissant - A flaky pastry often eaten for breakfast.
  • Körnerbrötchen - A type of bread roll with seeds.
  • Spiegel eggs - Fried eggs, common in German breakfasts.
  • Laugengebäck - A type of baked good, like pretzels.
  • Gouda-Käse - Gouda cheese, a staple in many meals.
  • Brezen - Pretzels, another popular snack in Germany.
  • Egg with bread - A simple yet classic breakfast dish.

Practice Tips

To effectively use this video for shadowing practice, start by watching it at a slower speed. Focus on the intonation and pronunciation of the native speakers as they discuss their breakfast choices. The shadowing technique involves listening closely to the audio and repeating what you hear in real time. This method helps improve English pronunciation by training your ear and mouth to sync with natural speech patterns. As you practice, pay particular attention to the rhythm and flow of the conversation. For even greater benefit, try to repeat phrases out loud immediately after you hear them, which is a core aspect of shadowspeak. This approach will enhance your speaking skills, making you feel more confident during your IELTS speaking practice sessions.

Don't hesitate to pause the video to give yourself time to articulate each phrase correctly. Remember, the goal is not just to mimic but to understand the context behind the conversations. By doing so, you will find that your ability to engage in real-life dialogues improves tremendously.

What is the Shadowing Technique?

Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.

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