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🇩🇪 German · Advanced Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 14 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Meeting

Hear Max chair the tenants' meeting in the courtyard, from opening it to the vote, while a tenant from the front house asks who he is.

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THE STORY

Thursday evening in the courtyard, folding chairs between the bins, every window above them open.

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Guten Abend. Ich eröffne die Versammlung.GOO-ten AH-bent, ikh air-URF-neh dee fair-ZAHM-loongGood evening. I open the meeting.
Ruhe, bitte!ROO-eh, BIT-ehQuiet, please!
Moment. Wer sind Sie eigentlich?mo-MENT, vair zint zee EYE-gent-likhOne moment. Who are you, actually? Politely.
Max Becker, Hinterhaus. Wer möchte sprechen?mahx BEK-er, HIN-ter-hows, vair MURKH-teh SHPREKH-enMax Becker, back house. Who would like to speak?
Wir stimmen ab.veer SHTIM-en ahpWe vote.
Ich. Ich wohne hier seit vierzig Jahren.ikh, ikh VOH-neh heer zite FEER-tsikh YAH-renMe. I've lived here for forty years.
Ich habe eine Frage.ikh HAH-beh INE-eh FRAH-gehI have a question.
Das wissen wir, Frau Weber.dahs VIS-en veer, frow VAY-berWe know that, Frau Weber.
Dann hören Sie mir auch zu.dahn HUR-ren zee meer owkh tsooThen listen to me as well. Politely.
Bitte, Frau Weber. Danach stimmen wir ab.BIT-eh, frow VAY-ber, dah-NAHKH SHTIM-en veer ahpPlease, Frau Weber. After that we vote.

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