🇩🇪 German · Advanced Level 2
PART 2 · LESSON 18 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
The Dyke Holds
Hear the operations chief tell Max on the third morning that the dyke is holding, for now, and learn the careful German of good news without an all-clear.
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THE STORY
The third morning on the dyke, the rain gone, the operations chief with a thermos and the first unhurried sentence in three days.
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Guten Morgen. Hält der Deich?GOO-ten MOR-gen, helt dair dykhGood morning. Is the dyke holding?
Die Nacht war ruhig.dee nahkht vahr ROO-ikhThe night was quiet.
Der Deich hält. Vorerst.dair dykh helt, FOR-airstThe dyke is holding. For now.
Vorerst? Was heißt das?FOR-airst, vahs hyst dahsFor now? What does that mean?
Der Pegel fällt langsam. Sehr langsam.dair PAY-gel felt LAHNG-zahm, zair LAHNG-zahmThe level is falling slowly. Very slowly.
Wie lange noch?vee LAHNG-eh nokhHow much longer?
Also gute Nachrichten, oder?AHL-zoh GOO-teh NAHKH-rikh-ten, OH-derSo good news, then?
Vorsicht. Entwarnung gibt es nicht.FOR-zikht, ent-VAHR-noong gipt es nikhtCareful. There is no all-clear.
Wann dürfen die Menschen zurück?vahn DUER-fen dee MEN-shen tsoo-RUEKWhen may the people go back?
Frühestens in zwei Tagen.FRUE-es-tens in tsvy TAH-genIn two days at the earliest.