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How To Say Yes And No In German Posted by on Apr 22, 2016

There are a million ways to say yes and no in German. Whether you’re accepting a party invite or sending a door-to-door salesman on his way, here are some German phrases that’ll set you up and give your ‘yesses and nos’ a lot more power! Ways to say nein – no Das interessiert mich nicht…

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The words “mal”, “ja”, and “doch” in German speech Posted by on Jun 13, 2011

There are three words in German that are frequently used as filler words in speech. That is to say, they are inserted in a sentence without changing the meaning of the sentence but only the tone of voice, so to speak. These words are: “mal”, “ja”, and “doch”.   1. “ mal” You can hear…

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