PART 2 · LESSON 20 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Oma Watches

Call Oma after she has watched the film and hear what it meant to her, with the would-have form for what her father would have liked to see.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

A video call to Milwaukee late in the evening, Oma in her armchair, the film just finished.

The words and phrases of this lesson, one card each. Best after you’ve listened.

The lesson is for your ears. Open this afterwards, to see what you learned.

Oma? Hast du den Film gesehen?OH-mah, hahst doo dayn film geh-ZAY-enOma? Did you see the film? To a friend.

Komm bald nach Hause.kom bahlt nahkh HOW-zehCome home soon. To a friend.

Ja, Max. Ich habe geweint.yah, mahx, ikh HAH-beh geh-VYNTYes, Max. I cried.

Ich habe ihn für dich gemacht.ikh HAH-beh een fuer dikh geh-MAHKHTI made it for you. To a friend.

Geweint? War er zu traurig?geh-VYNT, vahr air tsoo TROW-rikhCried? Was it too sad?

Nein. Er war schön. Sehr schön.nyn, air vahr shurn, zair shurnNo. It was beautiful. Very beautiful.

Das freut mich, Oma.dahs froyt mikh, OH-mahI'm glad, Oma.

Mein Vater hätte das gern gesehen.myn FAH-ter HET-eh dahs gairn geh-ZAY-enMy father would have liked to see that.

Ich glaube, er hat es gesehen.ikh GLOW-beh, air haht es geh-ZAY-enI believe he saw it.

Danke, Max. Für alles.DAHN-keh, mahx, fuer AHL-esThank you, Max. For everything.