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Folge 10: Wichtige Nummern
Ages, a sleepover kit, and a radio appeal that spells out 08007773344 digit by digit.
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Episode summary
Lisa drops Emma off with Lotte for a sleepover-style visit, wishing her Hab viel Spaß as they say goodbye. Someone congratulates Lotte—Herzlichen Glückwunsch—and we learn she is eight years old, the same age as Emma. Gear for the night appears next: a Schlafsack and an Isomatte for sleeping on the floor. Conversation then jumps to a lost-bag story from a radio-style show. A woman explains she lost her Tasche; a man turned it in at the Fundbüro, where another woman works. She wants to thank that finder and broadcasts a phone number: 08007773344, repeated slowly as 0800, then three sevens, two threes, two fours. Listeners are urged to greif zum Telefon und ruf an after a short commercial break. Numbers, age questions (Wie alt …?), lost-and-found vocabulary, and clear phone-number chunking are the takeaways.
Key vocabulary
die Nummer
Meaning: number
Example: Schreib die Nummer in dein Heft.
das Telefon
Meaning: telephone
Example: Das Telefon klingelt schon wieder.
anrufen
Meaning: to call
Example: Ruf mich bitte heute Abend an.
Wie alt …?
Meaning: How old …?
Example: Wie alt ist dein Bruder?
acht
Meaning: eight
Example: Das Kind ist acht Jahre alt.
der Schlafsack
Meaning: sleeping bag
Example: Pack den Schlafsack für das Zeltlager ein.
die Isomatte
Meaning: sleeping mat
Example: Die Isomatte liegt noch im Auto.
das Fundbüro
Meaning: lost-and-found office
Example: Bring den Schirm bitte ins Fundbüro.
verlieren
Meaning: to lose
Example: Ich will meinen Schlüssel nicht verlieren.
abgeben
Meaning: to hand in / turn in
Example: Hat jemand die Geldbörse abgegeben?
Herzlichen Glückwunsch
Meaning: congratulations
Example: Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag!
Grammar & usage focus
Saying ages and reading phone numbers
Age uses sein + number + Jahre alt: Sie ist acht (Jahre alt). Phone numbers are spoken in small groups; this episode models 0800, then clusters of digits (dreimal die Sieben, zweimal die Drei). Listen for repetition words noch mal when someone reads a number a second time. Imperatives like ruf an / greif zum Telefon push the listener to act.
Examples
- Wie alt ist sie? — Sie ist acht Jahre alt.
- Die Nummer ist null-acht-null-null, dann sieben-sieben-sieben.
Comprehension check
How old is Lotte?
Show answer: Eight (acht).
What overnight items does someone bring for Emma?
Show answer: A sleeping bag (Schlafsack) and a sleeping mat (Isomatte).
Where was the lost bag turned in?
Show answer: At the lost-and-found office (Fundbüro).
What phone number is announced on the show?
Show answer: 08007773344.
Tips for shadowing this episode
Pause the video and write the phone number from hearing alone, then check the caption. Practice age answers with different numbers so Jahre alt becomes automatic. Learn Fundbüro and abgeben together—you need both to talk about turning something in.
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