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🇩🇪 German · Advanced Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 17 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Deciding What to Leave Out

Decide with Lea that the hardest letter stays out of the film, and say who you called and who agreed, with the perfect of two-part verbs.

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THE STORY

The newsroom in the quiet hour before the evening show, Lea at Max's desk with the list of letters.

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Max, nimmst du den Brief über Anna?mahx, nimst doo dayn breef UE-ber AHN-ahMax, are you taking the letter about Anna? To a friend.
Wir lassen ihn weg.veer LAHS-en een vekWe leave it out.
Nein. Das gehört nicht in den Film.nyn, dahs geh-HURT nikht in dayn filmNo. That doesn't belong in the film.
Warum nicht? Er ist stark.vah-ROOM nikht, air ist shtahrkWhy not? It's strong.
Stark, ja. Aber zu privat.shtahrk, yah, AH-ber tsoo pree-VAHTStrong, yes. But too private.
Hast du Oma gefragt?hahst doo OH-mah geh-FRAHKTDid you ask Oma? To a friend.
Ja. Ich habe sie gestern angerufen.yah, ikh HAH-beh zee GES-tern AHN-geh-roo-fenYes. I called her yesterday.
Und? Hat sie zugestimmt?oont, haht zee TSOO-geh-shtimtAnd? Did she agree?
Sie hat zugestimmt. Respektvoll, hat sie gesagt.zee haht TSOO-geh-shtimt, res-PEKT-fol, haht zee geh-ZAHKTShe agreed. Respectful, she said.