Carnival Monday

Meet Jan in the Cologne crowd on Rosenmontag, say when you arrived and catch your first sweets, with bin angekommen.

Audio instruction: English

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Rosenmontag in Cologne, the street packed from wall to wall, and Jan at Max's side as the first float turns the corner.

Say when you arrived with ich bin gestern angekommen, wir sind mit dem Zug gefahren
Hear the parade come with der Zug kommt gleich, Alaaf
Catch the sweets with fang die Kamelle, ich habe zwei gefangen

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Max! Wann bist du angekommen?mahx, vahn bist doo AHN-geh-kom-enMax! When did you arrive? To a friend.

Gestern Abend. Der Zug war sehr voll.GES-tern AH-bent, dair tsook vahr zair folYesterday evening. The train was very full.

Ich bin gestern angekommen.ikh bin GES-tern AHN-geh-kom-enI arrived yesterday.

Komm! Der Zug kommt gleich. Alaaf!kom, dair tsook komt glykh, ah-LAHFCome on! The parade is coming in a moment. Alaaf!

Alaaf? Was heißt das?ah-LAHF, vahs hyst dahsAlaaf? What does that mean?

Wir sind mit dem Zug gefahren.veer zint mit daym tsook geh-FAH-renWe came by train.

Das sagt man hier. Fang die Kamelle!dahs zahkt mahn heer, fahng dee kah-MEL-ehThat's what people say here. Catch the sweets!

Kamelle? Was ist das?kah-MEL-eh, vahs ist dahsKamelle? What's that?

Bonbons vom Wagen. Da, fang!bong-BONGS fom VAH-gen, dah, fahngSweets from the float. There, catch!

Ich habe zwei gefangen! Alaaf!ikh HAH-beh tsvy geh-FAHNG-en, ah-LAHFI caught two! Alaaf!