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We have to cook to a three-day menu.
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Exactly.
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Three things.
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One of the things we have done.
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One of the things we have done.
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We start with...
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With the pudding.
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Exactly.
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The pudding...
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Quatsch, Elmo.
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The pudding is the best.
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We are going to first.
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No, the pudding is the sweet.
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And the sweet is you always at the end.
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Oh, you, can we start with the end?
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No, we start with the beginning.
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But it's first time it's a small thing, so that the first big hunger is stilled.
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Aha, yeah.
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But not that we're already sacked and then later the pudding can't eat?
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No, no, it's first time it's a small thing.
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Nämlich?
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The spaghetti, they're quite small.
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No, they're the main thing.
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Ach so.
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I'll give you a little tip, As a little bit of a bowl.
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You eat it with a bowl.
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Ah, ah!
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Also, the pudding!
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No, not the pudding!
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Our soup!
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That's great!
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There's a bit of a bit of a bit of a bowl.
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That's the taste of it.
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Look here.
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We'll just cut it a little.
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Yeah, we'll just cut it a little.
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And then we'll just cut it off.
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That's a good one.
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And after the soup comes...
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...the vanilla pudding with chocolate sauce.
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No, not the pudding, the spaghetti.
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The spaghetti with chocolate sauce?
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You bring everything together.
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The chocolate sauce is for the pudding.
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And as a general dish is the spaghetti.
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And there is also a sauce.
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What do you mean, what I'm doing here?
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And then we have the other ones.
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Frischtomaten, Möhren.
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Mmm.
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That's all very nice.
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But the pudding is still not here.
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We have the Nachtisch.
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And as the Nachtisch is...
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Probably...
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...the Suppe.
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No, the pudding.
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Oh, yes!
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Yes!
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First, we have the Suppe.
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The Suppe.
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As the Hauptgang is...
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And then we have the Nachtisch.
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Pudding with sauce.
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Right, right.
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The Hauptgang and the Nachtisch is a nice 3-Gänge-Menü.
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But one thing is missing for our Menü.
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What's that?
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Our guest is Krümelmonster.
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Dummdi-dumdi-dumdi-dum.
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I'm hungry.
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Hello, Krümelmonster.
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We have a 3-Gänge-Menü for you prepared.
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What have you?
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First, it's the Preise.
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Oh, I don't eat.
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And then it's the main dish.
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I don't eat.
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But then it's the Preise.
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I don't eat.
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What?
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What else?
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I think you're hungry.
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I have too much.
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That's why a 3-Gänge-Menü is too long.
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What do you eat instead?
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No, I'm all three games on the menu.
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Wach auf Bert, wach auf!
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What is los?
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I'm wach, I'm wach!
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It's time for breakfast!
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Ernie, it's.. it's.. it's.. it's in the night.
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I know, Bert, but I can't wait anymore, because it's the important thing to do.
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Oh, it's the important thing to do.
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Why do you sing?
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Why do you have to play?
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It makes me fit from the head to the head.
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I need to go, because I have to go.
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It's the important thing to do.
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Ernie, Ernie, hör mal.
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Ich hab fest geschlafen.
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Ich weiß, Bert.
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Aber wie kannst du nur so tief schlafen um diese Zeit?
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Na, einfach weil es Schlafenszeit ist, Ernie.
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Es ist noch lange nicht Frühstückszeit.
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Oder siehst du hier irgendwo Frühstück?
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Wenn ich ehrlich bin, Bert, ich seh es.
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Ja.
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Frühstück ist das Wichtigste am Tag.
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Es gibt mir Kraft zum Spielen, wie ich's mag.
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Also ich glaub das einfach nicht.
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Das darf doch nicht wahr sein.
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Und Tüßli auch.
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Habt ihr eigentlich kein Zuhause, wo ihr hingehört?
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We'll hear tomorrow in the back Frühstück is the important thing Am Tag Well, I'm going to go on All right,
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let's go on, let's go on What's going on?
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You said it's time to eat It's time to sing about the food
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It's time to sing about the food of course You're going to do that tomorrow You're going to do that Oh,
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man Oh, excuse me, but that's my bed.
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Hello everyone!
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Here is your friend Scruby.
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Today I'm going to explain you a great job.
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And that's the job...
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...Koch!
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It's a very exciting job!
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Hello, Groby!
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What do you do here?
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Oh, I'm going to explain the job...
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...Koch!
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That's funny!
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I'm a Koch!
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Ach, yeah?
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Yeah.
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We can go again.
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I'll explain that first.
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Oh, that's all I'm in.
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Yeah, you can learn a lot.
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Many want to know, what a Koch is doing all the time.
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Just a simple.
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A Koch, the ...
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Also, a Koch, the ...
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We have a Koch here.
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We ask him himself.
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What do you do all the time?
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I'm going to go shopping. Of course!
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That's very important!
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Yes, exactly.
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I was today also a cook.
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Like a real cook.
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I bought something great.
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A monster book.
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A monster book?
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I don't buy a book as a cook.
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No?
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I don't buy a book.
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I was on the market.
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I bought fish, food, and food.
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And then I'll cook some food.
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Oh, that's funny.
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But why do you know how it works?
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It's called the Koch Rezept.
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What?
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It's a recipe for something to cook.
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There's a way to cook, how to cook, how to cook, and how to cook.
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And as a cook I have some recipes in my mind.
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Rezepte?
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That's of course.
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A cook knows many recipes.
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The one has from...
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Where do you have the Rezepte?
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For the rest of the cup or a book.
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Aha, so a book!
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But not a book, but a book. So was is?
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There are a lot of things you can eat.
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In my Monster-Malbook was with food.
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There was a monster in a monster that in a factory a car on.
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I'm not going to cook as a car.
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Why are you in a factory?
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I'm not in a factory.
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In a restaurant, there are guests who buy something.
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Oh, you can buy something?
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Yes.
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Oh, I would also buy something.
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What do you have?
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I have a Buntstifter for my book.
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You understand all this.
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Now you know what a Koch does.
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He buys a book for a book.
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He buys a book for a car.
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Then people buy Buntstifter.
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No, Groovy.
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He buys a book for a meal.
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Then he buys a restaurant.
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Then he buys a book for a meal.
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So it's there.
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Do you know what I'm doing?
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So, you know what I'm doing?
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Now you know what I'm doing.
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We're going to go to the next day.
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We're going to go to the next day.
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I'll explain it again.
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Oh yeah, I'll tell you.
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Here's a little crazy car.
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The time for the dinner was come.
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Mom was there, because I was hungry.
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But then I saw on the table I was lying And I knew not what, green was that I asked,
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what is that, so what was I saw Bisher never said she said broccoli She said,
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you could have liked it That I really had right I took one and gave it And then we're gonna go,
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Bald's already was the broccoli not more there.
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I had to try it first, But now it's like it's like a mini.
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And I was gonna shout out, Hurrah, hurrah, On broccoli, ha ha!
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She was my name, And then we're gonna go, Bald's already was the broccoli not more there.
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She was gonna try it first, But now it's like a mini.
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And she was gonna shout out, Hurra, hurra auf Broccoli.
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Und ich sagte Ma auf Broccoli, hurra, hurra.
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Und sie sagte Ma auf Broccoli.
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Hurra, hurra!
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Ja, lecker!
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Hello!
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Ich wünsche euch einen glücklichen und gesunden Tag.
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Welcome to the Manchmal-oder-Jeder-Zeit-Essen Show.
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I'm Dr. Gockel with our Kandidaten Krümelmonster.
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Where was is going?
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Come to me, Krümelmonster.
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Hi!
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Hello, here's my Lieblings-Spielshow-Kandidat, Krümelmonster.
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Oh, great!
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And you are my Lieblings-Spielshow-Master, Dr. Gockel.
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Thank you, Krümelmonster, so good.
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And so is our game.
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Some are good for us and we can eat them every time.
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And other Lebensmittel should we all but sometimes eat. So, Krümelmonster.
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I'll show you two different Tellers and you should decide on which one should be, which we should sometimes eat.
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Understand?
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I think that's kinder.
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Right.
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Here are the first two Tellers, Krümelmonster.
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Okay.
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See you good.
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One is full of healthy food.
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Oh, that's the one.
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And on the other one is a Keks.
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This is a Keks.
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So on which plate is what we should do sometimes?
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Oh man, yeah.
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I think that's quite a bit of a knife.
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It's not so easy to decide.
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Maybe...
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I have a...
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I have a...
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I have a...
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I have a...
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That's right.
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You have absolutely right.
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Because it helps you to stay healthy and healthy.
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So you can eat it every day.
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Wonderful, I'll be right back.
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Okay, see what you say to our next choice.
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And let's go.
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We have a full of healthy, delicious, delicious food.
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That's the one here.
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And one on the one on the one.
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This one here.
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So, Krümelmonster, from which...
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.. you should eat sometimes?
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Oh man!
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It's hard.
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I...
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I...
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I...
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I don't know.
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Maybe it's...
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Now I have...
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Kekse!
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That should be sometimes. And right.
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Because the Obst is so healthy and healthy.
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You can always eat it.
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Klasse!
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I'm just going away.
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Ha ha!
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That's amazing!
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The Manch-Mal-Oder-Jeder-Zeit-Essen-Spielshow won!
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With the applause for the Krümel-Monster!
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I've achieved it!
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Now, when I ate all these things, I have to see the Uhr.
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This is a good thing.
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Is that a Manch-Mal-Oder-Jeder-Zeit-Uhr?
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Actually, this is a gift from my mother!
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Hey, no!
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No, no!
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Hey, no!
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Hey, no!
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Hey, no!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Na denn!
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Los!
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Jeder weiß sich erst gar Kekse, doch nicht jeder verträgt sie, ist an sich auch gar nicht so gesund.
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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Hey!
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You're healthy!
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Oh yeah!
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It's so good! Although...
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...it's really good!
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It's good!
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It's healthy!
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It's just a bit!
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You need to eat vitamins!
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Oh!
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You're healthy!
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You can't forget something fresh to eat!
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That can even be delicious!
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What if you're eating, you should try to eat, and you think that the body is feeling thoroughly?
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Fine.
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Is it eggs and cold?
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Yes, you feel yourself very fine.
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Is not just potatoes, chips.
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I'm a Henry Salad.
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That's very delicate.
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And I have a different taste.
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Yo.
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Is it good?
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No, of course.
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If you want the health of your life...
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...it's good.
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It's good.
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Is it really just easy.
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I have the vitamins that are in the delicious food.
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And that's why I'm healthy!
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Come, try a bowl, not without it.
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You want to taste like paprika.
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And there are also fruits and beans, in which a lot of sweetest is in the world.
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Is Salate, tomatoes, fresh milk from the garden, and also spinach, taste it good.
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You can eat some things and other things that make the body joy, because you do it with good.
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Oh, ja!
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Is gesund, na klar, das schmeckt so gut, obwohl man's ja für die Gesundheit tut.
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Schmeckt prima, is gesund, ja, für den Grund, was wärst du ohne Vitamine?
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Darum is gesund!
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Und nochmal, von vorne, is gesund, na klar, das schmeckt so gut, Although man's for the...
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...eigene Gesundheit tut.
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Leute, that's really good!
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Yeah, the meat can be delicious!
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It's just a good one!
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And the meat tastes really good!
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Möhren, potatoes, Kopfsalat, broccoli, Ananas, onion and apple, I love them!
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And of course, there's a lot of pancakes!
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Oh!
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This video is perfect for English learners aiming to improve their ability to follow and participate in natural, unscripted dialogue—a key fluency milestone. The back-and-forth between characters mirrors real-life interactions, helping you practice listening, responding, and staying on topic. It’s ideal for english speaking practice because it focuses on everyday tasks (like planning a meal), making the language immediately usable.
Phrase Bank: Reusable Expressions for Daily Chats
- “We have to cook to a three-day menu” – Great for discussing meal plans.
- “the first big hunger is stilled” – A vivid way to say “satisfy initial hunger.”
- “Can we start with the end?” – Useful for playful debates about order.
- “I’ll give you a little tip” – Perfect for sharing quick advice.
- “You bring everything together” – Handy for commenting on mixing ideas or ingredients.
These phrases work in contexts beyond cooking—use them to talk about schedules, problem-solving, or even storytelling. Pair them with a shadowing site to practice pronunciation and rhythm.
Fix Your Weak Spots: Mastering Conversational Rhythm
One common challenge in English is matching the flow of casual speech—how speakers interrupt, clarify, and use filler words (“Ah, ah!”, “Ach so”). This video is a goldmine for practicing this. Try shadow speech: pause the video, repeat lines immediately, and mimic the tone and pace. Focus on short, quick exchanges like “No, not the pudding! Our soup!” to improve your ability to respond naturally. For extra practice, use a shadowspeaks technique: record yourself shadowing, then compare it to the video. This helps you notice gaps in intonation and timing. Remember, learn english with youtube isn’t just about watching—it’s about active participation. Use this clip to turn passive listening into confident speaking.
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | have done · I've achieved |
| Advice with “should” should + verb — saying what is a good idea | should we all · should decide · should do |
| Future with “going to” be going to + verb — a plan or something you can see coming | are going to first · I'm going to go · You're going to do |
| Future with “will” will + verb — a decision, promise or prediction | I'll give · We'll just cut · We'll hear |
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.