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PART 1 · LESSON 2 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

The Historian

Hear a historian open the letters, read their first words and explain them, with hochverehrte Eltern.

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Lesson 2 · The Historian

German · 30 minutes

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THE STORY

A historian's office at the university, the letters out of their box for the first time in a hundred years.

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Herr Becker, zeigen Sie mir die Briefe.hair BEK-er, TSY-gen zee meer dee BREE-fehMister Becker, show me the letters. Politely.
Hier. Können Sie das lesen?heer, KUR-nen zee dahs LAY-zenHere. Can you read that? Politely.
Vorsicht, das Papier ist alt.FOR-zikht, dahs pah-PEER ist ahltCareful, the paper is old.
Ja, ich kann sie lesen. Die alte Schrift.yah, ikh kahn zee LAY-zen, dee AHL-teh shriftYes, I can read them. The old handwriting.
Ich verstehe kein Wort.ikh fair-SHTAY-eh kine vortI don't understand a word.
Was steht da?vahs shtayt dahWhat does it say?
Hochverehrte Eltern. So fangen sie alle an.HOHKH-fair-AIR-teh EL-tern, zoh FAHNG-en zee AHL-eh ahnMost honoured parents. They all begin like that.
Hochverehrte Eltern? So förmlich?HOHKH-fair-AIR-teh EL-tern, zoh FURM-likhMost honoured parents? So formal?
Das ist typisch für die Zeit.dahs ist TUE-pish fuer dee tsytThat is typical of the time.
Lesen Sie weiter, bitte.LAY-zen zee VY-ter, BIT-ehRead on, please. Politely.