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🇩🇪 German · Advanced Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 11 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Reading Between the Lines

Hear Lukas read the investor's letter between the lines and say what its words really mean, with das heisst.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

Max's kitchen table, the investor's letter between two coffee cups, Lukas reading it over his shoulder.

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Und? Was schreibt der Investor?oont, vahs shryped dair in-VES-torWell? What does the investor write?
Angeblich muss niemand ausziehen.AHN-gayp-likh moos NEE-mahnt OWS-tsee-enSupposedly nobody has to move out.
Was heißt das?vahs hyst dahsWhat does that mean?
Angeblich. Das heißt: noch nicht.AHN-gayp-likh, dahs hyst, nokh nikhtSupposedly. That means: not yet.
Wie meinst du das?vee mynst doo dahsHow do you mean? To a friend.
Lies zwischen den Zeilen, Max.lees TSVISH-en dayn TSY-len, mahxRead between the lines, Max. To a friend.
Das glaube ich nicht.dahs GLOW-beh ikh nikhtI don't believe that.
Modernisierung heißt: Die Miete steigt.mo-dair-ni-ZEE-roong hyst, dee MEE-teh shtyktModernisation means: the rent goes up.
Genau. Und das steht nicht im Brief.geh-NOW, oont dahs shtayt nikht im breefExactly. And that isn't in the letter.
Dann lese ich ihn noch einmal. Langsam.dahn LAY-zeh ikh een nokh INE-mahl, LAHNG-zahmThen I'll read it once more. Slowly.