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🇩🇪 German · Advanced Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 15 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A Tenant Disagrees

Hear a tenant from the front house tell Max the fight is useless and that she would rather sell, with lieber.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The front house staircase after the meeting, the tenant with her keys already in her hand.

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Herr Becker, das bringt doch nichts.hair BEK-er, dahs bringt dokh nikhtsMister Becker, that's no use.
Meinen Sie?MY-nen zeeDo you think so? Politely.
Warum nicht? Wir sind viele.vah-ROOM nikht, veer zint FEE-lehWhy not? There are many of us.
Ich verkaufe meine Wohnung lieber.ikh fair-KOW-feh MY-neh VOH-noong LEE-berI'd rather sell my flat.
Die Wohnung gehört mir.dee VOH-noong geh-HURT meerThe flat belongs to me.
Sie verkaufen? Die Wohnung gehört Ihnen?zee fair-KOW-fen, dee VOH-noong geh-HURT EE-nenYou're selling? The flat belongs to you? Politely.
Ja, seit zehn Jahren. Sie verstehen das nicht.yah, zite tsayn YAH-ren, zee fair-SHTAY-en dahs nikhtYes, for ten years. You don't understand. Politely.
Doch. Aber Frau Weber kann nicht verkaufen.dokh, AH-ber frow VAY-ber kahn nikht fair-KOW-fenI do. But Frau Weber can't sell.
Das ist nicht mein Problem.dahs ist nikht mine pro-BLAYMThat's not my problem.
Noch nicht. Denken Sie darüber nach.nokh nikht, DENG-ken zee dah-RUE-ber nahkhNot yet. Think about it. Politely.