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Jakub stood on the platform at Berlin Hauptbahnhof, clutching a small, worn notebook titled (500 German Phrases for Beginners). He had spent months in Prague memorizing every line, but now that the air smelled of pretzels and diesel, his mind felt like a blank whiteboard.
By day five, Jakub was sitting in a park in Tiergarten. A woman approached and asked if the seat next to him was free. Instead of reaching for the notebook, he looked up and said, "Ja, natürlich. Bitte schön." 500 NД›meckГ© FrГЎze Pro ZaДЌГЎteДЌnГky
( "Wo ist die nächste U-Bahn-Station?" ) got him to the Brandenburg Gate. Jakub stood on the platform at Berlin Hauptbahnhof,