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German Conversation Group Zürich
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City/Town: Zürich
Event Type: Coffee/Chat
Meeting Point: Stall 6, Gessnerallee 8, 8001 Zürich

Let's meet for some conversation in German.
All levels welcome, some german practice is an advantage.
We will have at least one native german/swiss german speaker.


PLEASE TRY TO SUBSCRIBE BY TUESDAY AS WE HAVE TO MAKE RESERVATIONS AT THE PLACE.

EVERY WEDNESDAY FROM 6.30PM.

Location:
Stall 6
Gessnerallee 8
8001 Zürich

5 minutes walk from Zürich Central Station.


https://www.stall6.ch/programm/detai...-stall-6-4598/
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@Paul_G - when are your working hours? (i.e., are you sure your browser is not still set for the US, as this is from 18:30-20:30? )
Excellent -- I will be there. The subject displayed 12:30 - 14:30 on the computer I used yesterday. I will be there and I will change my status on the invite.

Thanks!
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No meeting up this wednesday as it is a holiday!
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Ups! Next time then

There are other social events going on in the city... PM me those staying in town and with not plans to celebrate our host country's anniversary..
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I didn't practice for long time now... But I'll be there to start over this week
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Re: German Conversation Group Zürich

I am following up this event for a long time, hopefully try to make it next week.

Question? I have made A2.1 course in February and have lost touch with German since then. any recommendation before I come to the next meeting?

thanks a lot!
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I am following up this event for a long time, hopefully try to make it next week.

Question? I have made A2.1 course in February and have lost touch with German since then. any recommendation before I come to the next meeting?

thanks a lot!
No recommendation. Just join us and have a good time.
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Re: German Conversation Group Zürich

Hi
Is it going to be this Wednesday(15.08)?

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Re: German Conversation Group Zürich

Hi
I would like to join this conversation meeting on Wednesday.
This is my first week in Zurich, trying to get used. Happy that i found you!

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Is it going to be this Wednesday(15.08)?

Sincerely,
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Hi Irinka, yes its every wednesday at Stall 6 from 6:30pm
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Re: German Conversation Group Zürich

Hallo!

Is there any topic for the 1st hour this week ?
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Hallo!

Is there any topic for the 1st hour this week ?
Hi vilnico,

we don't have any topics as the group is too large (usually 25 to 40 people). Swing by and speak to people in German. I will send out detailled contact information either on Tuesday or Wednesday to the newbies. Looking forward to meet you and Irinka.

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Re: German Conversation Group Zürich

Sorry, guys,
I am afraid that I can not attend to today's meeting.
Since last night, I have high fever. Please Have a nice time.
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Sorry, guys,
I am afraid that I can not attend to today's meeting.
Since last night, I have high fever. Please Have a nice time.
I wish you "gute Besserung" and hope to see you at some other date.
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Hi, this time i will make it! See you soon)

Sincerely,
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Re: German Conversation Group Zürich

Hi, I have recently arrived to Zürich and started learning German. My current level is very basic (A2), is there a problem if we support ourselves in English for the conversation too?. Today I have German lessons until 19.30 but I would like to go an meet the group for future ocassions. Please confirm me if it is a problem to go there around 20.00. Thank you very much for organising this group.

Looking forward to attend it!

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Hi, I have recently arrived to Zürich and started learning German. My current level is very basic (A2), is there a problem if we support ourselves in English for the conversation too?. Today I have German lessons until 19.30 but I would like to go an meet the group for future ocassions. Please confirm me if it is a problem to go there around 20.00. Thank you very much for organising this group.

Looking forward to attend it!

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Hi Laura,

really no problem. We will be there usually til 9.30pm or even later. All levels are welcome and there is no problem in supporting yourselves in English.

See you later
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Thanks for the opportunity, see you there!
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Re: German Conversation Group Zürich

Let me just reiterate how wonderful this group is! Yesterday I managed to come at 6:30 on the dot, and not only I put in some good 2 hours of German conversation, I saw my friends, I met a ton of new people, and...after ending time at 8:30pm, when it becomes "freestyle", I even got to refresh my Spanish! Awesome evening.

I highly, highly encourage ANYONE who is new in Zurich, wants to practice German, and meet cool people to attend these meetings. Don't be afraid if your level is not too high - we have from absolute beginner to mother tongue, and everything in between.

I started from absolute 0 with German, I couldn't even say HI properly. I started classes once a week, but it wasn't enough, especially since I had a lot of trouble at the beginning to reconcile the classwork (High German) with what I heard on the street (Swiss German). Then I went to this conversation group: first couple of months I attended, I sat down, said the (very) few sentences I knew - like "How are you? My name is X", etc., and mostly listened to others.

I started speaking more and more as the time went on. It's amazing to me how I could go from 0 to making a small conversation, then on to a bigger conversation. While I am far from fluent, I am definitely more comfortable, plus I made great friends.

See you there?
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Let me just reiterate how wonderful this group is! Yesterday I managed to come at 6:30 on the dot, and not only I put in some good 2 hours of German conversation, I saw my friends, I met a ton of new people, and...after ending time at 8:30pm, when it becomes "freestyle", I even got to refresh my Spanish! Awesome evening.

I highly, highly encourage ANYONE who is new in Zurich, wants to practice German, and meet cool people to attend these meetings. Don't be afraid if your level is not too high - we have from absolute beginner to mother tongue, and everything in between.

I started from absolute 0 with German, I couldn't even say HI properly. I started classes once a week, but it wasn't enough, especially since I had a lot of trouble at the beginning to reconcile the classwork (High German) with what I heard on the street (Swiss German). Then I went to this conversation group: first couple of months I attended, I sat down, said the (very) few sentences I knew - like "How are you? My name is X", etc., and mostly listened to others.

I started speaking more and more as the time went on. It's amazing to me how I could go from 0 to making a small conversation, then on to a bigger conversation. While I am far from fluent, I am definitely more comfortable, plus I made great friends.

See you there?
I totally agree, and I have made lots of really really good friends through german conversation. In summary "German conversation group rocks"
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Re: German Conversation Group Zürich

Hey everyone, I only moved here 2 weeks ago and don't know anyone here yet. I am often feeling frustrated with my lack of German.

I look forward to meeting you all tonight, it would be nice to meet some others in the same boat. If i'm not mistaken, its at 6:30pm due to DLS? Do you guys have dinner there? If so what sort of food and are the prices reasonable?
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