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Hi
Hi
,
Paul
Paul
,
Clemens
hier
here
.
Hi, Paul, Clemens here.
Du
you
,
wir
we
hatten
had
ja
you know
gesagt
said
,
wir
we
gehen
go
diesen
this
Samstag
saturday
etwas
something
trinken
drink
.
Kannst
can
du
you
auch
also
Sonntagabend
sunday evening
?
We had agreed to go out for drinks this Saturday. Can you also make it on Sunday evening?
Am
on
Samstagabend
saturday evening
geht
goes
meine
my
Frau
wife
mit
with
Freunden
friends
aus
out
und
and
ich
I
habe
have
versprochen
promised
,
dass
that
ich
I
zu
at
Hause
home
bleibe
stay
und
and
auf
of
die
the
Kinder
kids
aufpasse
take care
.
On Saturday evening, my wife is going out with friends, and I promised to stay home and take care of the kids.
Sonntag
Sunday
kommen
are coming
dann
then
noch
also
meine
my
Eltern
parents
zu
to
Besuch
visit
,
aber
but
ab
from
19
Uhr
o'clock
habe
have
ich
I
Zeit
time
.
On Sunday, my parents are coming to visit, but I will be free after 7 PM.
Warum
why
möchte
wants
der
the
Mann
man
das
the
Treffen
meeting
am
on
Samstag
saturday
verschieben
postpone
?
-
a
)
Weil
because
er
he
mit
with
Freunden
friends
ausgehen
go out
möchte
wants to
.
-
b
)
Weil
because
seine
his
Frau
wife
verabredet
appointed
ist
is
.
-
c
)
Weil
because
seine
his
Eltern
parents
zu
to
Besuch
visit
kommen
come
.
Why does the man want to postpone the meeting on Saturday? - a) Because he wants to go out with friends. - b) Because his wife has an appointment. - c) Because his parents are coming to visit.
Der
the
Mann
man
möchte
wants to
das
the
Treffen
meeting
verschieben
postpone
,
weil
because
seine
his
Frau
wife
verabredet
appointed
ist
is
.
The man wants to postpone the meeting because his wife has an appointment.
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