German Conversation for Learners: Boost Your Listening Skills with Real-Life Dialogue

Hello! Today I'm here again with and with my girlfriend... Lara. And we already have our tea. And now we're going to chat again. Yes! Let's go, let's go! Okay! That was good! Lara, nice to have you here again. Hello! And we're making a conversation video together. Would you like to say what we're talking about today? Yes, today we're talking about the topic of friendship. And it fits because we're both friends. Exactly. We're friends, we're friends. And how long have we known each other? How long have we been friends? We've known each other for five years now. When I moved into this flat five years ago in 2019, Eleo had already lived here. And since then we've known each other. Okay. Yes, five years. That's quite a long time. But that's true. We used to live here together and got to know each other a lot. Yes, there are different ways to define friendships. So to explain more precisely, to describe. There is, for example, the best friend. Or the best friend. What is a best friend for you? I think that's the one person you trust the most and who you spend the most time with. But above all, maybe the one who has the deepest connection. So the best friend or the best friend is for me someone who is almost like family. So it's a very close connection. Very close. So the connection, the closeness, is important. So that you can maybe talk about everything and know a lot about each other. So you know the best friend or the best girlfriend very well. And then there are also good friends. I would say it's a bit of a lower level of friendship. But still people you like to spend a lot of time with. Maybe you've known each other for a long time. It's hard to limit that, I think. There is no clear limit. But you can have several good friends or close friends. And the best girlfriend or the best friend there are maybe one or two. That's right, that's a good difference. And you can also talk about close friends or close girlfriends. Close, as we said before, with the best girlfriend, that you are close. Eng can also be a t-shirt, for example, that is tight. What else can be tight? A car, maybe, in which you sit. And there are a lot of people in it. And then it's very tight. So you're close. So close that there's no room left. Close, the proximity, the closeness. So you can also talk about close friends or close girlfriends. And I think it's similar to a good friend or a good girlfriend. Yes, it's similar. That means the same. Is there anything else you can think of to define a friendship? There are still acquaintances. So they say in German, if you know someone, and maybe you like them, but you haven't really befriended them, you've never met them in person, then you say that it's an acquaintance or an acquaintance of mine. And you say that to show that you're still a little distanced. But that can also be a friendship. That's right. Then there's the word Freundeskreis. So the circle of friends who know each other. And we're also in a circle of friends. So we're in a circle of friends who know each other, who are all friends with each other. Yes, that's nice. I like that. I especially like that because you can do something together quickly in a group. Yes, and you do a lot of things together. And then you also say, this is my circle of friends from school, or this is my circle of friends from Hula Hoop. Yes, exactly. I have friends who only know me from Hula Hoop, and I only see them there. Yes, and circles of friends can also overlap. For example, Lara and I have a circle of friends here in this flat. And someone from Lara's Hula Hoop circle of friends could know someone who also lives here in the flat. So it's a network. And you say, our circle of friends overlap. Exactly, they lie on top of each other in one place. Do you have enough time for your friends? Actually, yes. I have a lot of time in my life at the moment. But I have a lot of friends or acquaintances. And at the moment it is important for me to find out which people I like to spend most time with, so that I can invest more time in these people. And not to know 30 people or 40 of whom I say, these are good friends. But I can't meet them all. So quality instead of quantity. How about you? Is it important for you to see your friends regularly? Do you have enough time for them? It is also very important for me to see friends regularly and to do things together. I also like to see several people at the same time. And I have a picture in my head. It's a little bit cheesy. But I think it fits quite well. When I don't see my friends for a long time, I feel like a flower, which then withers. And when I spend time with my friends, the flower blooms again. Oh, that's so cute. Yes, but that's how it feels. Right? I think it fits well. I need to see my friends, to laugh together, to talk, to experience things together, so that I feel good. That's important. I need that too. What else is important to you in a friendship? I would say that I can trust the person. When I tell her things, that she tells me more, for example. And that you can have fun together. That's very important to me, that we laugh together or that we experience adventures together. I don't know. What about you? What else is important to you in a friendship? Except time. Yes, it's similar to you. Maybe that's why we're friends. We can laugh together. No inhibitions. I think inhibition is a word that not so many people know. But to have no inhibitions. That means that I can be the way I am with Lara, for example. You don't feel ashamed. Especially since you're not insecure or somehow feel judged. Lara, it's time again. You can draw a note on this beautiful cup. Notes? I like notes. Are these surprises? These are surprises. So Lara doesn't know what's on the notes. Okay. Good. A good friend is a person who is there for me when I need help. Who is there for me when I need help. So I'm there for the person when they need help. I find that exciting. That's what I find most important. Someone you can rely on. Once I wasn't feeling well. I was at the train station and I was sick. I couldn't walk well. Then I called Eleo. She came and picked me up. Of course. I'm a good friend. But I wasn't uncomfortable either. There are people who would do that for me. But it would be uncomfortable for me to ask them. And not for you. Right. Nice. Another note? Yes. Is there a word for boyfriend in German? That's confusing. Because in German it's like this. When I talk about my boyfriend, then it can be that I mean any boyfriend. Or my best friend with whom I'm in a relationship. Yes. You try to separate it by saying My boyfriend is my partner. And a boyfriend is any boyfriend. With whom I'm just friends. But sometimes there is confusion in German. That you say My boyfriend is Lukas. And then you have to say again We're not together. He's just a boyfriend. Like when I say at the beginning I'm here again with my girlfriend Lara. Right. Then it could mean for some people that we're together. Romantic. But that's not true. No. But you don't say I'm here today with my girlfriend Lara. And it's just one girlfriend. Yes, exactly. And I don't say I'm here today with one girlfriend Lara. No. Because you're the girlfriend right now. My girlfriend. Sometimes I also say boyfriend. Yes. With people who speak English I say that so that it can be understood easier and faster. Yes. Ding. We are very interested in what you think about the topic friendship. What does a friendship mean to you? How do you define friendships? Feel free to write that in the comments. And feel free to finish the sentence from the note that Lara just finished. So a good girlfriend or a good boyfriend is a person who... Dot dot dot. There is now a page of mine on vineyacoffee.com slash Elios Corner. And there you can or you can give me a coffee if you liked the video and if you want to support my work then I'm very happy about it. And Lara, I also invite you for a coffee. Thank you. Yes, I will also get coffee. Lara will also get coffee. Thank you. Yes, thank you. And see you next time. Bye. Oh yes, thank you for being there, my beautiful. What? I don't know what to do. Bye-bye.