🇩🇪 German · Advanced Level 1
PART 2 · LESSON 19 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
The News Item
Hear Lea read Max her news item about the house, with man wolle and es heisst, the forms the news uses for other people's claims.
Audio instruction: English
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THE STORY
Two desks pushed together at the newsroom, Lea's screen turned towards Max, the item an hour from deadline.
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Words and phrases
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Words and phrases
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Max, hör mal zu. Mein Text.mahx, hur mahl tsoo, mine textMax, listen. My text. To a friend.
Was meinst du?vahs mynst dooWhat do you think? To a friend.
Ich höre. Lies vor.ikh HUR-reh, lees forI'm listening. Read it out. To a friend.
Der Eigentümer sagt, man wolle modernisieren.dair EYE-gen-tue-mer zahkt, mahn VOL-eh mo-dair-ni-ZEE-renThe owner says they want to modernise.
Das steht im Text.dahs shtayt im textIt says so in the text.
Man wolle. Gut. Und weiter?mahn VOL-eh, goot, oont VY-terThey say they want to. Good. And then?
Es heißt, niemand müsse ausziehen.es hyst, NEE-mahnt MUES-eh OWS-tsee-enIt is said nobody has to move out.
Laut dem Mieterverein ist das nicht sicher.lowt daym MEE-ter-fair-ine ist dahs nikht ZIKH-erAccording to the tenants' association, that isn't certain.
Das kommt im nächsten Satz.dahs komt im NAYKH-sten zahtsThat comes in the next sentence.
Dann ist es gut. Klar und richtig.dahn ist es goot, klahr oont RIKH-tikhThen it's good. Clear and right.