Long chocolate bars broke in jacket pockets. In 1932 Clara Ritter proposed a square one that fits any pocket and weighs the same. Follow the square from a practical idea to a slogan and a trademark that a court protected in 2020, and hear how um … zu and damit explain a purpose.
What you’ll practise
um … zu / damit. Say why a product has its shape, once with um … zu and once with damit.
How to listen
Try it twice. The first time, turn on Listen first in the player: each line stays hidden until it’s spoken. The second time, read along.
Everything you hear is German. Turn on Translation to see the English meaning of the sentence being spoken.