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🇩🇪 German · Beginner Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 28 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Happy Birthday

It is Max's birthday, and he turns thirty. Say happy birthday, ask how old someone is, politely or as a friend, say you are thirty or twenty-nine, count by tens from sixty to ninety, and ask where the cake is.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

It is Max's birthday. He turns thirty, and Nina is the first to wish him well at the radio station.

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Alles Gute zum Geburtstag!AH-les GOO-tuh tsoom guh-BOORTS-tahkHappy birthday!
Wie alt bist du?vee ahlt bist dooHow old are you? To a friend.
Wie alt sind Sie?vee ahlt zint zeeHow old are you? Politely.
Ich bin neunundzwanzig.ihh bin NOYN-oont-TSVAN-tsihhI'm twenty-nine.
Sechzig.ZEKH-tsihhSixty.
Siebzig.ZEEP-tsihhSeventy.
Achtzig.AKH-tsihhEighty.
Neunzig.NOYN-tsihhNinety.