🇩🇪 German · Advanced Level 2
PART 2 · LESSON 12 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
Arriving at the Dyke
Hear Max meet the flood operations chief on the dyke at one in the morning, ask for the water level and the situation, and learn how a reporter names a source.
Audio instruction: English
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THE STORY
One in the morning on the dyke, floodlights on the brown water, the operations chief in a yellow jacket.
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Guten Abend. Max Becker, vom Radio.GOO-ten AH-bent, mahx BEK-er, fom RAH-dee-ohGood evening. Max Becker, from the radio.
Ich bin vom Radio.ikh bin fom RAH-dee-ohI'm from the radio.
Becker. Kommen Sie mit. Wenig Zeit.BEK-er, KOM-en zee mit, VAY-nikh tsiteBecker. Come with me. Little time. Politely.
Wie hoch ist der Pegel?vee hohkh ist dair PAY-gelHow high is the water level?
Sieben Meter zwanzig. Und er steigt.ZEE-ben MAY-ter TSVAHN-tsikh, oont air shtyktSeven metres twenty. And it's rising.
Der Pegel steigt.dair PAY-gel shtyktThe water level is rising.
Wie ist die Lage?vee ist dee LAH-gehWhat's the situation?
Die Lage ist ernst. Sehr ernst.dee LAH-geh ist airnst, zair airnstThe situation is serious. Very serious.
Darf ich das so berichten?dahrf ikh dahs zoh beh-RIKH-tenMay I report it like that?
Ja. Sagen Sie: nach Angaben der Feuerwehr.yah, ZAH-gen zee, nahkh AHN-gah-ben dair FOY-er-vairYes. Say: according to the fire brigade. Politely.