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🇩🇪 German · Advanced Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 11 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

An Interview with the Cousins

Interview the innkeeper, a distant cousin in the Black Forest village, and hear what the story means to him, with Ihnen after bedeuten.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The back room of the village inn in the Black Forest, the recorder on the table between Max and the innkeeper.

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Darf ich das aufnehmen?dahrf ikh dahs OWF-nay-menMay I record this? Politely.
Was bedeutet Ihnen diese Geschichte?vahs beh-DOY-tet EE-nen DEE-zeh geh-SHIKH-tehWhat does this story mean to you? Politely.
Viel. Wir wussten es lange nicht.feel, veer VOOS-ten es LAHNG-eh nikhtA lot. We didn't know it for a long time.
Was wussten Sie nicht?vahs VOOS-ten zee nikhtWhat didn't you know? Politely.
Dass ein Teil der Familie ausgewandert ist.dahs eyn tyl dair fah-MEE-lee-eh OWS-geh-vahn-dert istThat part of the family emigrated.
Und heute? Was fühlen Sie heute?oont HOY-teh, vahs FUE-len zee HOY-tehAnd today? What do you feel today? Politely.
Die Amerikaner sind ein Teil von uns.dee ah-may-ree-KAH-ner zint eyn tyl fon oonsThe Americans are a part of us.
Das sage ich meiner Oma.dahs ZAH-geh ikh MY-ner OH-mahI'll tell my Oma that.
Grüßen Sie sie von uns allen.GRUE-sen zee zee fon oons AHL-enGive her our regards, from all of us. Politely.