Shadowing Practice: Learn German with Sponge Bob Fun A1 B2 (Part 2) - Learn English Speaking with Video
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998, 999 und 1000.
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Bereit oder nicht?
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Ich komme! So schnell gemein!
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Wir haben dich!
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SpongeBob Schwammkopf SpongeBob Schwammkopf möchte groß bleiben.
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Aber er schrumpft.
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Und schrumpft.
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Und schrumpft.
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Aber zack, wieder schwammtastisch.
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In this video we will see first a short clip of the clips with the subtitles.
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After we go through the important words and words.
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Finally, you can understand everything you heard.
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Oh fool's me to go to the Hey I'm back!
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I'm back!
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I'm back!
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I'm back!
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I'm back!
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I'm back!
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I'm back!
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I'm back!
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I'm back!
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Hello, all's up?
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Oh no, Patrick, I can't notice that my shoes are still open.
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Say, somehow, you're a trampoline.
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Do you have a coralsy or something? or so was?
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A swam should always be swam-tastic.
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I'm going to work.
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I'll stay here.
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The burger is not from themselves.
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He's right.
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I have to go now.
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I'll go back to the burger.
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Oh, my God.
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A free day.
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Oh no worries.
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Entspannung.
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Pur.
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I'm the chef.
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I've earned it.
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Ah.
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Everything will be fine.
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Today will come no more.
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Probably just just sit there and just hang out.
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SpongeBob hang out.
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Oh, it's a bit of a bit.
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My dear man, what do I do?
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I'm going to lose my life and my life.
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So, seriously, what's going on?
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SpongeBob is putting the crotch in the brand.
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Well, I'm sorry.
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What should it be, sir?
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I'm you, Depp.
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Oh, hello, Thaddeus.
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What are your accomplishments?
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What do you mean?
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I'm hard to think.
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I believe I'm your tone.
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I like your tone not!
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I believe I do! So better?
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Just your work!
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Aye, aye, Mr. Tentakel!
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Brrrr!
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Aye, aye, and Mr. Can't even be a...
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Junge, as Ersatzchef is really great!
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Boom!
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Boom!
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Boom!
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Ha!
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Ha!
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Mmmh!
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Ach, what's so's!
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Früher or later, I know it's again! Was soll's?
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That little s at the end is actually a shortcut for the word es, which means it.
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Germans shorten it to make the language flow faster and sound more natural, just like how we say it's instead of it is in English.
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The expression was soll's is the German way of saying whatever or what the heck.
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You can use it whenever you want to shrug something off or stop worrying about a small mistake.
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For example, if you decide to buy something you don't really need, you can just say, Was soll's?
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Ich kaufe es.
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Which means, whatever, I'm buying it.
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Ich weiß es wieder.
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Literally means, I know it again.
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But in everyday German it is used to mean, I remember, or it comes back to me.
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On its own, it usually describes a present moment, when something suddenly comes to your mind.
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When you add a time expression like früher oder später, sooner or later, the meaning shifts to the future, even though the verb is in the present tense.
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So, früher oder später weiß ich's wieder, naturally means sooner or later I'll remember it.
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Hey, stay back!
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Moin, alles locker?
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Moin, alles locker?
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Moin is a simple and very common way to say hi or good morning, especially in northern Germany.
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As for alles locker, it is informal slang and isn't used that often in everyday German.
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It's basically the equivalent of asking everything cool or everything chill.
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In a real conversation, most Germans would actually use Is it all good or is it all clear?
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Hello, all is safe?
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Oh no, Patrick doesn't notice that my shoes are still open.
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Patrick doesn't notice that my shoes are still open.
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The phrase, darf nicht means must not or is not allowed to.
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It is used when something is a secret or against the rules.
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If you want to say, I am not allowed to, you say, ich darf nicht.
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If you are telling a friend you are not allowed to, you say, du darfst nicht.
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The word merken simply means to notice or to realize.
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Now, notice the word das, which means that.
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In German, whenever you use das, the action word, like sind, gets pushed all the way to the very end of the sentence.
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And it's not just for sind.
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Other verbs like ist also move to the end.
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For example, I think that he is here, this becomes, ich glaube, dass er hier ist.
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Or, I hope that it is ready, is, ich hoffe, dass es fertig ist.
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Oh nein, Patrick darf nicht merken, dass meine Schuhe immer noch offen sind.
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Sag mal irgendwie, bist du geschrumpft?
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Machst du ne Korallendiät oder sowas?
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Irgendwie means somehow or sort of.
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It is a very common filler word that Germans use when they aren't sure about something.
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You can use the prefix with other words to create similar meanings.
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Irgendwo.
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Irgendwann.
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Irgendwas.
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For example, das ist irgendwie komisch.
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This is somehow strange.
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Bist du geschrumpft?
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Why do we use bist, which means are, instead of have?
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In English you use have for almost all past tense sentences.
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But in German we have two different helper words.
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We use haben for most things like ich habe gegessen, I have eaten.
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But for verbs that describe a change of state or movement, German uses the verb sein, meaning to be.
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Think of it like this.
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If you changed your location or your physical form, you use bin or bist.
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Since shrinking is a physical change, you don't have shrunk.
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In German, you are shrunk.
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That's why we say, bist du geschrumpft, instead of hast du geschrumpft.
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Yeah!
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I don't see anything that's working.
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Yeah!
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Oh, I'll stay here.
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The citizens don't break themselves.
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By the way, I'm coming later.
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Von selbst, which means by itself.
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You use this when something happens without any outside help.
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For example, die Tür öffnet sich von selbst.
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The door opens by itself.
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Or, das Problem löst sich von or the problem solves itself.
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The burgers braten sich übrigens nicht von selbst.
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Er hat recht.
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Ich muss jetzt sofort burger braten.
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Schnee senke hin oder her.
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Ich muss jetzt sofort burger braten.
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I have to fry burgers right now.
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Braten means to fry, to cook something with direct heat.
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But Braten also exists as a noun.
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Der Braten.
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The roast, the cooked piece of meat.
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Think of it like this.
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Braten is the action.
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Der Braten is the result.
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Ich brate, I fry.
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Du brätst, you fry.
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Wir braten, we fry.
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Schnürsenkel hin oder her.
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He is saying laces or not or regardless of the laces.
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So now you know that hin oder her means regardless.
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You can say kälte hin oder her.
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Wir gehen spazieren.
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Cold or not, we're going for a walk.
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Fehler hin oder her.
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Das Ergebnis ist gut.
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Mistakes or not, the result is good.
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Wir senke hin oder her.
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Hin oder her.
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Let me take a quick moment to say thank you for the tremendous support you've shown on the previous episode.
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As many of you know, I've been dealing with a lot of copyright issues, and at this point, the future of the channel is, honestly, a bit uncertain.
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I even had two fully finished videos that I couldn't share with you.
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Weeks of work just ended up going to waste.
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I can still upload the older SpongeBob episodes, but unfortunately, I'm not able to monetize them.
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It's unfortunate, because I can see how much you love this format, and I know how effective it is as a language learning method, something AI just can't replicate.
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If you have any suggestions on how I can keep this format alive, please share them in the comments.
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I'm open to all ideas.
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For now, as a small experiment, I've created a Buy Me A Coffee page just to see
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if there would be any interest in a potential future Patreon community.
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Even with just one euro, you literally keep these videos alive.
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And honestly, just liking, commenting and subscribing, you're playing a crucial part in keeping this style of content going.
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I've put the link in the pinned comment and the description.
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Whatever the future holds, I wish you all the best on your language journey.
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And now, back to the video.
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I have earned it.
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Everything will be fine.
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Today there are no guests.
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Probably he just sits around and is just nervous.
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SpongeBob is nervous.
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like despite something while anyway just means it doesn't matter.
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For example, ich gehe sowieso nach Hause.
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I am going home anyway.
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Or das wusste ich sowieso schon.
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I already knew that anyway.
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Alles wird gut.
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Heute kommen sowieso keine Gäste mehr.
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Wahrscheinlich steht er einfach nur rum und Spongebob langweilig. to be there.
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But if you are rumstehen, you are loitering or just taking up space.
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Germans use this prefix for many verbs to describe idle behavior, like rumliegen, lying around, or rumsitzen, sitting around, doing nothing.
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You could say, hör auf, einfach nur rumzustehen und hilf mir.
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Stop just standing around and help me.
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Das alte Fahrrad steht schon seit Jahren im Keller rum.
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The old bicycle has been standing around in the basement for years.
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Oh, it's so difficult.
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My dear man, what do I do?
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My dear man, what do I do?
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Mein lieber Mann, was tue ich denn da?
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Mein lieber Mann, was tue ich denn da?
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My goodness, what am I doing?
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The phrase, mein lieber Mann, literally translates to, my dear husband,
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but it is actually a fixed idiom used to express surprise or disbelief.
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In modern everyday German, people are much more likely to use, oh Mann, to express the same feeling of realization or frustration.
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It is the perfect natural filler to use when you catch yourself making a mistake or when things aren't going your way.
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Oh man, ich habe meinen Schlüssel schon wieder vergessen.
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My goodness, I forgot my keys again.
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Oh man, was habe ich mir dabei nur gedacht?
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My goodness, what was I thinking?
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Mein lieber Mann, was tue ich denn da?
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Ich verschwende sinnlos und leichtfertig meine wertvolle Freizeit.
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Ich verschwende sinnlos und leichtfertig meine wertvolle Freizeit.
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I am pointlessly and recklessly wasting my precious free time.
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Verschwende.
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The verb is verschwenden. To waste.
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This is how you conjugate it.
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Ich verschwende.
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I waste.
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Du verschwendest.
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You waste.
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Wir verschwenden.
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We waste.
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Wertvoll.
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This is the German way to say valuable or precious.
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It's actually a combination of two words.
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Wert, which means value, and voll, which means full.
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So literally something that is full of value.
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Zeit mit der Familie ist für mich sehr wertvoll.
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Time with family is very precious to me.
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Das ist eine wertvolle Erfahrung.
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That's a valuable experience.
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Lieber Mann, was tue ich denn da?
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I'll use my valuable free time to use in a sense and easily.
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So, seriously, what should it be?
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SpongeBob put the cross crab in brand. is burning down.
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When you say in Brandstecken, you are saying that someone is intentionally setting something on fire.
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Dei Feuerwehr löscht in Brand.
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The fire department is putting out the fire.
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Das Haus steht in Brand.
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The house is on fire.
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SpongeBob steckt die kosche Krabbe in Brand.
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What should
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it be, sir?
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I'm you, Depp!
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Hello, Thaddeus!
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What are your plans?
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What do you mean, I'm hard to say.
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I believe that.
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I don't like your tone.
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I believe that. So better?
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Mach einfach deine Arbeit!
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Ei, ei, Mr. Tentakel!
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Ei, ei, und Mr. Tentakel!
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Junge, also als Ersatzchef ist er wirklich klasse!
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Junge, also als Ersatzchef ist er wirklich klasse.
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Boy, as a replacement boss, he's really great.
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The word Ersatzchef is a compound noun.
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The first component is Ersatz.
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It means substitute or replacement.
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In a professional context, it refers to a person or thing that takes the place of the original.
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The second component is chef.
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In German, this specifically means the boss or the head of a department.
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Note that it doesn't mean a cook.
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That would be a chef-koch.
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So, an Ersatzchef is someone who takes over the boss's role when the real boss is not there.
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Er übernimmt heute die Aufgaben als Ersatzchef.
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He is taking over the duties as the substitute boss today Junge,
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also, as Ersatzchef is he really great.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This video has 274 sentences and 2062 words to shadow. The speech runs for 19:47. The speaker talks slowly, about 104 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 67% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
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| burger noun | /ˈbɝ.ɡɚ/ | A hamburger. |
| verb noun | /vɝb/ | A word that indicates an action, event, or state of being. |
| tone noun | /ˈtəʊn/ | A specific pitch. |
| everyday adjective | /ˈɛvɹiˌdeɪ/ | Appropriate for ordinary use, rather than for special occasions. |
| boom verb | /bum/ | To make a loud, hollow, resonant sound. |
| chef noun | /ʃɛf/ | The presiding cook in the kitchen of a large household. |
| goodness noun | /ˈɡʊdnəs/ | The state or characteristic of being good. |
| locker noun | /ˈlɑ.kɚ/ | A type of storage compartment with a lock, usually used to store personal possessions for public use, such as in schools, railway stations, place of work… |
| regardless adverb | /ɹɪˈɡɑɹd.lɪs/ | Without attention to warnings or indications of bad consequences. |
| format noun | /ˈfɔːɹ.mæt/ | The layout of a publication or document. |
| replacement noun | /ɹɪˈpleɪsmənt/ | A person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute. |
| component noun | /kəmˈpoʊ.nənt/ | A smaller, self-contained part of a larger entity. Often refers to a manufactured object that is part of a larger device. |
| phrase noun | /ˈfɹeɪ̯z/ | A short written or spoken expression. |
| clip noun | /klɪp/ | Something which clips or grasps; a device for attaching one object to another. |
| swim verb | /swɪm/ | To move through the water, without touching the bottom; to propel oneself in water by natural means. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sit around verb | To spend time sitting idly, not doing anything important. |
| take over verb | To assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force. |
| burn down verb | To cause (a structure) to burn to nothing. |
| end up verb | To bring to a conclusion. |
| go back to verb | To stem from; to originate in. |
| go through verb | To travel from one end of something to the other. |
| put out verb | To blind (eyes). |
| stand around verb | To stand without doing anything; to do nothing productive; to waste time. |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 51 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, I'll. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: chef /ʃɛf/, crucial /ˈkɹuː.ʃəl/, suggestion /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/, frustration /fɹʌsˈtɹeɪ.ʃən/, intentionally /ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃənəli/
- Long words — get the stress right: naturally /ˈnæt͡ʃ.(ə.)ɹə.li/, experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/, unfortunate /ʌnˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/, intentionally /ɪnˈtɛn(t)ʃənəli/, realization /ˌɹɪə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like burger, verb, tone.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | I've been dealing · has been standing |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | I've earned · have eaten · have shrunk |
| Relative clauses who / which + clause — extra information about a person or thing | das, which means · bist, which means · selbst, which means |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | is not allowed · are not allowed · are shrunk |
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.