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🇩🇪 German · Beginner Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 10 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Carnival Invitation

Get invited to Carnival in Cologne by Tobi, hear what happens there and why he missed it last year, with konnte and musste.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The radio canteen in February, Tobi with his tray and a plan for Rosenmontag in Cologne.

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Max, kommst du mit nach Köln?mahx, komst doo mit nahkh kurlnMax, are you coming along to Cologne? To a friend.
Nach Köln? Wann denn?nahkh kurln, vahn denTo Cologne? When?
Kommst du mit?komst doo mitAre you coming along? To a friend.
Zu Karneval! Mein Freund Jan wohnt dort.tsoo kar-neh-VAHL, mine froynt yahn vohnt dortAt Carnival! My friend Jan lives there.
Karneval? Was macht man da?kar-neh-VAHL, vahs mahkht mahn dahCarnival? What does one do there?
Ich konnte nicht.ikh KON-teh nikhtI couldn't.
Letztes Jahr.LETS-tes yahrLast year.
Alle sind kostümiert und rufen Alaaf!AHL-eh zint kos-tue-MEERT oont ROO-fen ah-LAHFEveryone is in costume and shouts Alaaf!
Alaaf! Lustig! Und du fährst auch?ah-LAHF, LOOS-tikh, oont doo fairst owkhAlaaf! Funny! And you're going too? To a friend.
Letztes Jahr konnte ich nicht. Ich musste arbeiten.LETS-tes yahr KON-teh ikh nikht, ikh MOOS-teh AR-bye-tenLast year I couldn't. I had to work.

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