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🇩🇪 German · Advanced Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 8 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Persuading a Tenant

Win over the tenant from the front house who wants no part of the cooperative, with stellen Sie sich vor.

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THE STORY

The staircase of the front house, the tenant with her shopping bag two steps above Max.

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Ich mache da nicht mit.ikh MAHKH-eh dah nikht mitI'm not joining in.
Stellen Sie sich vor: das Haus gehört uns.SHTEL-en zee zikh for, dahs hows geh-HURT oonsImagine: the house belongs to us. Politely.
Ich bin nicht überzeugt.ikh bin nikht ue-ber-TSOYKTI'm not convinced.
Uns? Und was kostet mich das?oons, oont vahs KOS-tet mikh dahsTo us? And what does that cost me?
Dreißigtausend. Bedenken Sie: die Miete bleibt niedrig.DRY-sikh-tow-zent, beh-DENK-en zee, dee MEE-teh blypt NEE-drikhThirty thousand. Consider: the rent stays low. Politely.
Dreißigtausend sind viel Geld.DRY-sikh-tow-zent zint feel geltThirty thousand is a lot of money.
Ja. Aber es lohnt sich. Auf Dauer.yah, AH-ber es lohnt zikh, owf DOW-erYes. But it's worth it. In the long run.
Auf Dauer... Ich denke darüber nach.owf DOW-er, ikh DENK-eh dah-RUE-ber nahkhIn the long run... I'll think about it.
Mehr verlange ich nicht.mair fair-LAHNG-eh ikh nikhtI'm not asking for more.