Taking All The Fün Out Of It
(This university offers language lessons to people, even if they are not affiliated with the university itself. We’re taking a German class and the teacher notices that most people have trouble pronouncing the number five(fünf) correctly).
Teacher: “Repeat after me, Fünf.”
Class: “Fünf.”
Teacher: “Now fifty-five. Fünf und fünfzig.”
Class: “Fünf und fünfzig.”
Teacher: “Faster! Fünfundfünfzig!”
Class: “Fünfundfünfzig!”
Teacher: “Now five hundred fifty-five! Fünf hundert fünf und fünfzig!”
(He keeps going this way, adding a five to the number and asking us to repeat faster.)
Teacher: “Now, five million five hundred fifty-five thousand five hundred fifty-five! Fünf—”
Classmate: “Was trinken sie?” *what are you drinking?*
(The teacher couldn’t help but laugh with the rest of the class!)
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Tell us your story about a customer who couldn't understand the most simple concept.
