🇩🇪 German · Advanced Level 1
PART 1 · LESSON 9 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
Writing an Objection
Write the objection with the lawyer, line by line, and learn the fixed phrases of a formal German letter, from hiermit widerspreche ich to mit freundlichen Gruessen.
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THE STORY
The lawyer's desk cleared to a single sheet of paper, Max with a pen, the lawyer dictating with her eyes closed.
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Jetzt schreiben wir den Widerspruch.yetst SHRY-ben veer dayn VEE-der-shprookhNow we write the objection.
Gut. Wie fange ich an?goot, vee FAHNG-eh ikh ahnGood. How do I start?
Hiermit widerspreche ich der Modernisierung.HEER-mit vee-der-SHPREKH-eh ikh dair moh-dair-nee-ZEE-roongI hereby object to the modernisation.
Hiermit widerspreche ich. Und dann?HEER-mit vee-der-SHPREKH-eh ikh, oont dahnI hereby object. And then?
Unterschreiben Sie hier, bitte.oon-ter-SHRY-ben zee heer, BIT-ehSign here, please. Politely.
Dann die Gründe. Aus folgenden Gründen.dahn dee GRUEN-deh, ows FOL-gen-den GRUEN-denThen the reasons. For the following reasons.
Aus folgenden Gründen: Die Miete wird zu hoch.ows FOL-gen-den GRUEN-den, dee MEE-teh virt tsoo hohkhFor the following reasons: the rent becomes too high.
Und am Ende: Mit freundlichen Grüßen.oont ahm EN-deh, mit FROYNT-likh-en GRUE-senAnd at the end: with kind regards.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen, Max Becker. Fertig!mit FROYNT-likh-en GRUE-sen, mahks BEK-er, FAIR-tikhWith kind regards, Max Becker. Done!