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Lesson 239 of 240

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Everyone around the counter in German

Priya has everyone at the bakery counter: Renate, Anton, Jule and Deniz. She thanks them one by one for the year, and she says she will keep coming.

The stamp card is still one stamp short. The old key stays in the box. She almost asks, then lets it wait.

By the end, you'll thank a group, say what stays the same, and park a question for later.

By the end of this lesson

Thank people one by one and say what you will keep doing.

  • Danke, dass ihr mich dieses Jahr ertragen habt.Thanks for putting up with me this year.
  • Ich komme weiterhin jeden Morgen vorbei.I'll still come by every morning.
  • Meine Bestellung bleibt übrigens genau dieselbe.My order stays exactly the same, by the way.
  • Ihr seid gleich geblieben, ich nicht ganz.You've stayed the same; I haven't, not quite.
  • Ich werde diese Morgen vermissen.I'll miss these mornings.
  • Da ist noch etwas, das ich nie gefragt habe.There's still something I never asked.

Scene — the bakery counter

Morning at Bäckerei Krause. Renate is at the counter. Jule leans on it with Keks under the bench. Deniz has set a crate by the door.

Anton sits on both chairs, Milchkaffee untouched. Priya stands with them. The Fundkiste is behind the counter, the old key still on a blank tag.

Renate welcomes Priya as Deniz stands by the crate near the bakery door.

Learn — thanks for the year

Six lines cover thanks to a group, what you will keep doing, and a question you still have not asked.

You thank with ihr, because these people are regulars.

  1. Priya thanks Jule beside the counter.

    Danke, dass ihr mich dieses Jahr ertragen habt.

    Thanks for putting up with me this year.

    When to use it: Say this to thank friends or regulars as a group for the year.

    After dass, the verb comes last, so ertragen habt sits at the end.

  2. Anton sits across both chairs while Priya stands beside the table.

    Ich komme weiterhin jeden Morgen vorbei.

    I'll still come by every morning.

    When to use it: Say this when you will keep dropping by in the morning.

    The prefix vorbei stands at the end of this main clause.

  3. Anton’s untouched milky coffee and plain roll remain on the table.

    Meine Bestellung bleibt übrigens genau dieselbe.

    My order stays exactly the same, by the way.

    When to use it: Add this when your usual order has not changed at all.

    Dieselbe stays feminine because it points back to Bestellung.

    Say it: The ü in übrigens is a tight ee with rounded lips.

  4. Priya looks warmly toward Renate and Jule at the counter.

    Ihr seid gleich geblieben, ich nicht ganz.

    You've stayed the same; I haven't, not quite.

    When to use it: Say this when they are unchanged and you have shifted a bit.

    Ihr is the plural you for this group of regulars.

  5. Priya pauses by the bakery window and looks out at the bright morning street.

    Ich werde diese Morgen vermissen.

    I'll miss these mornings.

    When to use it: Say this when these regular mornings already feel like they might end.

    Diese Morgen treats those mornings as a known set.

    Say it: Morgen puts the stress on the first syllable.

  6. Priya glances toward the lost-and-found box and the old key behind the counter.

    Da ist noch etwas, das ich nie gefragt habe.

    There's still something I never asked.

    When to use it: Use this when something still sits unasked, and you are about to name it.

    Nie sits in front of gefragt, and habe still finishes the clause.

Story — one by one

Watch Priya thank the regulars one by one. She almost asks about the box, then parks it.

The highlighted words are the lines you just learned. Turn on Show English if you need it.

  1. The coffee machine hisses. Everyone is already around the counter.
  2. RenateGuten Morgen.Good morning.
  3. PriyaGuten Morgen.Good morning.
  4. PriyaDanke, Renate.Thanks, Renate.
  5. RenateImmer. Auf deiner Stempelkarte fehlt immer noch ein Stempel.Anytime. Your stamp card is still one stamp short.
  6. PriyaDanke, Anton.Thanks, Anton.
  7. AntonIch war nur zufällig in der Gegend.I just happened to be in the area.
  8. PriyaDanke, Jule.Thanks, Jule.
  9. JuleKeks hat dich auch ertragen.Keks put up with you too.
  10. PriyaDanke, Deniz.Thanks, Deniz.
  11. DenizImmer. Du gehörst längst dazu.Anytime. You're already one of us.
  12. PriyaDanke, dass ihr mich dieses Jahr ertragen habt.Thanks for putting up with me this year.
  13. AntonMilchkaffee und eine Schrippe. Bleibt das so?Coffee with milk and a roll. Is that still the same?
  14. PriyaMeine Bestellung bleibt übrigens genau dieselbe.My order stays exactly the same, by the way.
  15. JuleUnd morgen?And tomorrow?
  16. PriyaIch komme weiterhin jeden Morgen vorbei.I'll still come by every morning.
  17. PriyaIhr seid gleich geblieben, ich nicht ganz.You've stayed the same; I haven't, not quite.
  18. JuleStimmt. Am Anfang hast du sogar Keks gesiezt.True. At the start you even used Sie with Keks.
  19. PriyaDieses Jahr ist unglaublich viel passiert.An incredible amount has happened this year.
  20. DenizUnd du bleibst. Das ist die Hauptsache.And you're staying. That's the main thing.
  21. PriyaIch werde diese Morgen vermissen.I'll miss these mornings.
  22. RenateVermissen? Du kommst doch weiterhin vorbei.Miss them? You're still coming by.
  23. Priya glances at the Fundkiste. In the courtyard, ivy still hides an old bicycle. Nobody tries a key.
  24. PriyaDa ist noch etwas, das ich nie gefragt habe.There's still something I never asked.
  25. AntonNa ja. Frag doch.Well. Go on and ask.
  26. She almost points at the box, then lets her hand fall.
  27. PriyaDarüber sprechen wir ein andermal.We'll talk about that another time.

Practice — keep coming by

Ten short exercises wait here. You will listen, fill a gap, swap a word, and build a line.

They stay close to the counter, so the round still feels like one morning.

0 of 10 done

  1. What did you hear?

  2. What does it mean?

    Danke, dass ihr mich dieses Jahr ertragen habt.

  3. Fill the gap

    I'll still come by every morning.

    Ich komme ____ jeden Morgen vorbei.

  4. Fill the gap

    My order stays exactly the same, by the way.

    Meine Bestellung bleibt ____ genau dieselbe.

  5. What do you say?

    Tell the group they have stayed the same, and you have not, not quite.

  6. Swap the word

    You will miss these mornings at the bakery, not the evenings.

    Ich werde diese ____ vermissen.

  7. Pick the reply

    Renate says:

    Du schaust zur Kiste. Was ist denn?

    You're looking at the box; what is it?

    And you reply with:

  8. Find the mistake

  9. True or false?

    Priya is saying that almost nothing happened this year.

  10. Match the pairs

    German

    Danke, dass ihr mich dieses Jahr ertragen habt.Drop the English here
    Ich komme weiterhin jeden Morgen vorbei.Drop the English here
    Ihr seid gleich geblieben, ich nicht ganz.Drop the English here
    Ich werde diese Morgen vermissen.Drop the English here

    English

    Drag an English line onto its German, or tap one and then the other.

Say it — say it back

Now you're Priya at the counter with everyone around you. When it's your turn, tap the microphone and speak the line.

Tap ▶ first if you want to hear the line. Your recording stays on your device.

  1. RenateNa, dann sag es.Go on, say it then.
  2. Priya (you)Thank the group for putting up with you this year.

    Danke, dass ihr mich dieses Jahr ertragen habt.

    Thanks for putting up with me this year.

0 of 6 said

Recap — what you can say now

GermanEnglish
Danke, dass ihr mich dieses Jahr ertragen habt.Thanks for putting up with me this year.
Ich komme weiterhin jeden Morgen vorbei.I'll still come by every morning.
Meine Bestellung bleibt übrigens genau dieselbe.My order stays exactly the same, by the way.
Ihr seid gleich geblieben, ich nicht ganz.You've stayed the same; I haven't, not quite.
Ich werde diese Morgen vermissen.I'll miss these mornings.
Da ist noch etwas, das ich nie gefragt habe.There's still something I never asked.
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