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🇩🇪 German · Advanced Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 1 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

The Box of Letters

Hear Oma hold up the box of old letters over video and say she can't read them, with sie for the letters.

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Lesson 1 · The Box of Letters

German · 30 minutes

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THE STORY

A Sunday video call with Milwaukee, a shoebox of old letters on Oma's kitchen table.

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Max, siehst du die Kiste?mahx, zeest doo dee KIS-tehMax, do you see the box? To a friend.
Ja. Was ist da drin, Oma?yah, vahs ist dah drin, OH-mahYes. What's in there, Oma?
Eine Kiste voller Briefe.EYE-neh KIS-teh FOL-er BREE-fehA box full of letters.
Die Briefe. Mein Großvater hat sie geschrieben.dee BREE-feh, mine GROHS-fah-ter haht zee geh-SHREE-benThe letters. My grandfather wrote them.
Lies mir einen vor, Oma!lees meer EYE-nen for, OH-mahRead one to me, Oma! To a friend.
Ich kann sie nicht lesen, Max.ikh kahn zee nikht LAY-zen, mahxI can't read them, Max.
Du kannst sie nicht lesen? Warum nicht?doo kahnst zee nikht LAY-zen, vah-ROOM nikhtYou can't read them? Why not? To a friend.
Sie sind in Sütterlin. Die alte Schrift.zee zint in ZUET-er-leen, dee AHL-teh shriftThey're in Suetterlin. The old handwriting.
Dann schick sie mir. Ich finde jemanden.dahn shik zee meer, ikh FIN-deh YAY-mahn-denThen send them to me. I'll find someone. To a friend.