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🇩🇪 German · Beginner Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 16 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Heating Is Cold

Tell the technician the heating is cold and since when, and learn to bleed a radiator, with seit for since.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

A cold December morning in the back building, the radiators silent, and the technician at the door.

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Guten Tag. Was ist das Problem?GOO-ten tahk, vahs ist dahs proh-BLAYMHello. What's the problem?
Die Heizung ist kalt. Seit gestern.dee HY-tsoong ist kahlt, zyt GES-ternThe heating is cold. Since yesterday.
Es ist kalt.es ist kahltIt's cold.
Haben Sie die Heizung entlüftet?HAH-ben zee dee HY-tsoong ent-LUEF-tetHave you bled the radiator? Politely.
Entlüftet? Nein. Wie geht das?ent-LUEF-tet, nyn, vee gayt dahsBled? No. How does that work?
Das Wasser ist kalt.dahs VAHS-er ist kahltThe water is cold.
Ich habe nichts gemacht.ikh HAH-beh nikhts geh-MAHKHTI haven't done anything.
Mit dem Schlüssel. So.mit daym SHLUES-el, zohWith the key. Like this.
Ah, jetzt verstehe ich.ah, yetst fair-SHTAY-eh ikhAh, now I understand.
So. Jetzt wird sie warm.zoh, yetst veert zee vahrmThere. Now it's getting warm.

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