93: Viel Glück! | Good luck!

Hello, welcome! This is the German Stories Podcast, where we teach you German and small, brain-friendly steps while entertaining you with a story that continues and makes you hungry for more. If you are new here, this is a serial podcast, so it's best if you start with Episode 1. However, it's Episode 93. Feel glück, good luck! Last time Paul's father found the new address where the painting might be found. Today's topic is guide someone in the car where to turn and stop. The grammar point is "Ordinal numbers", "Este, Zweite, dritte" and so forth. Are you one of those people who've listened to, like, 27 episodes of this podcast? Just and still haven't signed up on the website, don't worry, you are not alone. There's literally a whole secret club of you. It's called the Society of German Procrastinators. But here's the thing, our website is not just some boring, workbook PDF zone. No, no, no! 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Anyways, visit german-stories.com to find out more. Hey, can you not follow me? Why? I'm only driving 140 km. Can't you drive 100 km in the hours? It's annoying. Mali, that's normal in Germany. Oh, you saw that? No. Where? There was only a couple of centimetres left. Man, these boys can't drive all of them. That's right. Who got the Navi? I got the Navi. Google Maps says, "It's still 3 km. Still 800 km, then we have to drive from the car." Thank you. What did Laura really say? About what? Why don't you make a statement against Fritz? And why did you want to know exactly what you wrote about Fritz in the block? Do you have the right to say that or not? Yes, but she doesn't want to say that. Why not? Why not? That doesn't mean that. Are we already there? Is that the village? Yes, that's the village, but the address is behind it. Maybe Laura is sick. Or do you have something to say again and she is sad? No, you know me, but I don't do anything like that. Or Fritz has something to tell you about you. Yes, that's possible. Yes, that can be. Maybe he said you had something to do. The garage opens, for example. Yes, yes, I don't think so. But I hope something interesting happens here today. Of course, I want to find the picture, but I also need a good story for the block. I like your block. He has so many lessons now. Yes, thank you. I like text writing. Well, yes, for my work on the Internet I also have to write a few boring things. But most of it is very good. Here is a building floor, tall and flat. Where are we actually right now? We are in the near of Augsburg. Stop! We are there. Hofstraße 29. Here it has to be. Okay. Zum Glück haben wir heute eine Regenjacke gekauft. Ich habe keine Regenjacke. Sollen wir mitkommen? Nein, die lassen sicher nicht vier Leute in ihr Haus. Ich muss allein gehen. Okay, wir warten hier und wünschen dir Glück. Ja, viel Glück. Und jetzt let's repeat the story part together. I say one line and then you repeat it before I tell you what it means in English. Let's go. Ist heute drei Oktober? Infel. This is wrong German. Was heißt das? Ach, der dritte Oktober. What does that mean? Ah, the third of Oktober. Nein, heute ist der siebte Oktober. No, today is the seventh of Oktober. Ach so, danke. Ah, I see, thank you. Hey, kannst du nicht langsamer fahren? Hey, can't you drive slower? Warum? Ich war doch nur 140. Why? I'm only driving 140. Kannst du nicht 100 km in der Stunde fahren? Can't you drive 100 km per hour? Es regnet. It's raining and Paul just laughs. And Anna says, Melee, das ist in Deutschland normal. Melee, that's normal in Germany. Whoa, der da vorne rechts. Wow, that guy in front on the right. Hätte aber fast einen Unfall gehabt. Almost had an accident. Hast du das gesehen? Did you see that? And now Melee becomes even more worried and says, was? And Paul is very calm, he just says, "Nein, wo?" No, where? Da waren nur noch ein paar Zentimeter Platz. There were only a few centimeters of space left. Man, diese Jugendlichen können alle nicht autofahren. Man, none of these teenagers can drive. Stimmt, wer hat das Navi? That's right, who has the navigation system? Ich habe das Navi. I've got the navigation system. Google Maps sagt, es sind noch drei Kilometer. Google Maps says, it's still three kilometers. Noch 800 Meter, dann müssen wir von der Autobahn runterfahren. Another 800 meters, then we have to get off the highway. And Paul just says, "Dank you, and Anna wants to know, was hat Laura eigentlich gesagt?" By the way, what did Laura say? Über was? About what? Warum sollst du keine Anzeige gegen Fritz machen? Why shouldn't you press charges against Fritz? Und warum wollte sie so genau wissen? And why did she want to know so precisely, was du über Fritz im Blog geschrieben hast? What you wrote about Fritz in the Blog, du hast sie das doch gefragt, oder nicht? You've asked her that, didn't you? Ja, aber sie will das nicht sagen. Warum nicht? Why not? Warum nicht? Das sagt sie mir auch nicht. Why not? That's what she also won't tell me. Sind wir schon da, ist das das Dorf? Are we there yet? Is that the village? Ja, das ist das Dorf. Yes, that is the village. Aber die Adresse ist weiter hinten. But the address is further back. Vielleicht ist Laura krank? Maybe Laura is ill. Oder du hast wieder etwas Böses gesagt? Or you've said something bad again. Und sie ist Sauer. And she is angry. Nein, du kennst mich doch. No, you know me. So was mache ich nie. I never do anything like that. And I don't just laugh. Tim says, oder Fritz hat ihr etwas Böses über dich erzählt. Or Fritz has told her something bad about you. Ja, das ist möglich. Ja, das kann sein. Yes, that may be. Vielleicht hat er gesagt, du hast etwas gestolen. Maybe he said you have stolen something. Den garageen öffner zum Beispiel. The garage door opener, for example. Ja, ja, ich glaube nicht. Ja, ja, ja, I don't think so. Aber ich hoffe hier passiert heute etwas interessantes. Ich will natürlich das Bild finden. I want to find the painting, of course. Aber ich brauche auch eine gute Geschichte für den Blog. But I also need a good story for the blog. Ich mag deinen Blog. I like your blog. Der hat jetzt so viele Leser. It has so many readers now. Ja, danke. Ich mag Texte schreiben. Yes, thank you. I like writing texts. And for our Australian friends, this does not mean text messages. This means he likes writing any kind of piece of writing, like a novel or a short story, for example. Na ja, für meine Arbeit im Internet, muss ich auch ein paar langweilige Sachen schreiben. Well, for my work on the Internet, I have to write some boring stuff too. Aber das Meiste ist sehr gut. Here is a Bauernhof, Kühe und Schafe. Here is the farm, cows and sheep. Wo sind wir hier eigentlich genau? Actually, where are we here exactly? Wir sind in der Nähe von Augsburg. We're in the vicinity of Augsburg. Stop, wir sind da. Stop, we are here. Hofstraße 29. Hier muss es sein. 29 Hofstraße. It must be here. Okay. Okay, luckily we bought a rain jacket today. I don't have a rain jacket. Zollen wir mitkommen? Shall we come with you? No, I'm sure they won't let four people into their house. I have to go alone. Okay, we'll wait here and wish you luck. Ja, viel Glück. Yes, good luck. If you feel that your German knowledge has improved, then well done. But it's always a good idea to rewind and listen again to, in this case, Paul and his friends arriving at the address. And now let's check out our grammar part for today. One, two and three are basic numbers. First, second and third are ordinal numbers. Ordinal numbers indicate the order or position of something in a sequence. We use them together with nouns. Der dritte Oktober, for example, which means the third of Oktober. And Oktober is the noun. So numbers from 1 to 19 are formed by adding the TE ending to the basic number. But there are exceptions, as always. One, three, seven and eight. They are a little bit different. Let me say the basic number like one and then the ordinal number like first in that order. Please repeat after me. Five, six, six, seven, seven, eight, eight, eight, nine, nine, ten, eleven, ten, eleven, eleven, eleven, twelve, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fourteen, fourteen, fourteen, fourteen, fifteen, fifteen, sixteen, sixteen, seventeen, seventeen, eighteen, eighteen, eighteen, eighteen, nineteen, nineteen, ten, eleven is eleven, so if you want to say eleven, then it's eleven, but one, three and seven and eight, they are a little bit different. So it's eins, but it's airsteer, e-r-s-t-e, three is dry, but it's not dry, it's dritte, dritte, zeben is seven, but it's not zeben, it's zeep, te, s-i-e-b-t-e, and eight is acht, but it's not acht, te, with two tees, it's just acht, te, that's why the eight is a little bit different too. From twenty onwards, we form them by adding a steer or stee, ending to the basic number. This repeat after me, twenty, twenty steer, thirty steer, ninety steer, hundred, hundred steer, thousand, thousand steer, million, million steer. Pay attention to million, which is actually a noun with a capital M, but million steer is like all the other numbers, a numeral, so it does not have a capital first letter. Ordinal numbers like these can be in the accusative and dative too. And we can turn them into nouns, but that's all for way, way later. I really hope you understood today's story part, but if not, or if not completely, let me just quickly break it down to you. Tim, Melee, Anna and Paul are driving to the address to look for the painting. Paul says Laura did not want to talk about her weird behaviour lately. A thunderstorm is approaching, quite literally. He hopes something exciting will happen today so that he can write a good story in his blog, but it doesn't look that way because the area is quite unpopulated. His blog is getting more and more fans now, and his work as a writer is going well again. When they reach a house, the satnaf says they have arrived. Anna, Melee and Tim stay in the car because the people in the house probably won't let four strangers in. Paul is about to find out if the family of grandpa's friend lives there and if they have the painting at all. Will the people in the house even listen to him not to mention let him into their house? Why is Laura making such a secret of why she was so interested in the blog article? And why doesn't she want Paul to report Fritz to the police even though she dislikes him? We will soon find out. I am Christian Loishna and at German stories I do a lot of stuff, except for writing the code and editing this podcast episode which was done by Nina Valenta, thank you very much. You can get the best out of German stories for yourself by signing up at our learning platform German There's stories.com and join us there. 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