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<p>Thebookisseparatedintoseveralchapterscontainingthedifferentconversations(<q><spanstyle="font-family: Grenze Gotisch;">Geſpräche</span></q>)onvarioussubjectsoratvariouslocations;thesearethenfurtherdividedupintosubcategoriescontainingthekindsofthingsyouwouldsayatsuchanevenoratsuchalocation.Examplesforthesesubcategoriesincludethingssuchas<q><spanstyle="font-family: Grenze Gotisch">WievielUhriſtes?</span></q>(Whattimeisit?),<q><spanstyle="font-family: Grenze Gotisch">LebenSiewohl!</span></q>(Farewell!)or<q><spanstyle="font-family: Grenze Gotisch">KönnenSieGriechiſch.</span></q>(CanyouspeakGreek?).Examplesofthedifferentconversationsinclude:—
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<tdstyle="font-family: Grenze Gotisch;">AllgemeinenInhaltes</td>
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<tdstyle="font-family: Grenze Gotisch;">AusdempolitiſchenLeben</td>
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<p><spanstyle="font-family: Grenze Gotisch;">A.1.GutenTag</span>—Oneofthefirstthingsyouareintroducedtoisdifferentwaysofgreetingpeople,manyofwhichhavearatherantiquatedtonetothem;nevertheless,IamfairlycertaintheAncientGreekequivalentsarestillperfectlyuseable.Someratherhumoroussentences,suchas<q><spanstyle="font-family: Grenze Gotisch;">Freuemichaußerordentlich,HerrMüller!</q></span>—Iammostdelighted(toseeyou),Mr.Müller—whichwouldobviouslynothavebeenusedinAncientGreekwhatsoever.</p>
<p><spanstyle="font-family: Grenze Gotisch;">A.2.Wiegeht’s?</span>—Wearethengivenseveraldifferentphraseswhichcanbeusedforaskinghowonefeelsandforansweringquestionsconcerningone’scurrentphysicalandmentalstate;examplesofthisincludethingssuchas<q><i>τίπράττεις;</i></q>(Howareyou?),<q><i>πάντ’ἀγαθὰπράττω,ὦφίλε.</i></q>(Thankyou,Iamdoingwell)andthe2020classic:<q><spanstyle="font-family: Grenze Gotisch;">IchhabegarkeineFreudemehramLeben.</q></span>—<q><i>οὐδεμίανἔχωτῷβίῳχάριν.</i></q>,Lifeisnolongerjoyoustome.</p>
<p><spanstyle="font-family: Grenze Gotisch;">B.21.InderSchule</span>—Jumpingaheadafewdozenpageswearriveatthesectiononconversationaltitbitsconcerningschoolsandeducationingeneral.Thesecontain,asyouwouldperhapsexpect,sentencesanddialoguescentreingaroundpeople’sacademicabilities—suchas<q>You’renotputtinginanyeffort</q>(<q><i>οὐκἐπιμελήςεἶ.</i></q>)—orotherthingsthatcanbeheardinsucheducationalinstitutions:<q>Yourworkcontains20mistakes.</q>(<q><i>ἔχειτὸσὸνεἴκοσινἁματρίας.</i></q>),<q>Youareoblivioustomanythings</q>(<q><i>πολλάσελανθάνει.</i></q>),<q>Youarespeakinginriddles</q>(<q><i>δι’αἰνιγμῶνλέγεις.</i></q>)andsoon.