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🇩🇪 German · Advanced Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 12 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Letter about the Storm

Hear the historian read the letter about the storm at sea and follow it in the simple past, the tense of letters and books.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The historian's office at the university, the old letter under the lamp, Max with his recorder.

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Der nächste Brief. Ein Sturm auf See.dair NAYKH-steh breef, eyn shtoorm owf zayThe next letter. A storm at sea.
Sie schrieb an ihre Eltern.zee shreep ahn EE-reh EL-ternShe wrote to her parents.
Ein Sturm? Was schreibt sie?eyn shtoorm, vahs shrypt zeeA storm? What does she write?
Ein Sturm, der drei Tage dauerte.eyn shtoorm, dair dry TAH-geh DOW-er-tehA storm that lasted three days.
Drei Tage! Und die Menschen?dry TAH-geh, oont dee MEN-shenThree days! And the people?
Wir beteten. Tag und Nacht.veer BAY-teh-ten, tahk oont nahkhtWe prayed. Day and night.
Und wie ging es weiter?oont vee ging es VY-terAnd how did it go on?
Am vierten Tag kam die Sonne.ahm FEER-ten tahk kahm dee ZON-ehOn the fourth day the sun came.
Diesen Brief nehme ich in den Film.DEE-zen breef NAY-meh ikh in dayn filmI'm taking this letter for the film.