Coffee Break German Advanced

CBG 3.17 | Qualifiers | Ich finde ihn ganz nett

Coffee Break German Advanced

Show Notes

In this episode of Coffee Break German Season 3 we are discussing the new topic of qualifying adverbs: sehr, ziemlich, außerordentlich, völlig. We also listen to a conversation between school students Manuela, Tina and Tobias, who are discussing the latest developments at school and what they think of them. Some vocabulary to look out for is; gemütlich, auffallen, es eilig haben and ausgesprochen.

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