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🇩🇪 German · Beginner Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 12 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Costume

Compare costumes with Tobi on a cold Carnival morning and settle for the pub, with ich wollte for what you wanted.

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THE STORY

A cold Carnival morning in Cologne, Max in a pirate hat and Tobi in his ordinary jacket, with the pubs already open.

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Max, was bist du? Ein Pirat?mahx, vahs bist doo, ine pee-RAHTMax, what are you? A pirate? To a friend.
Ja, ich gehe als Pirat. Und du?yah, ikh GAY-eh ahls pee-RAHT, oont dooYes, I'm going as a pirate. And you?
Ich wollte nach Köln fahren.ikh VOL-teh nahkh kurln FAH-renI wanted to go to Cologne.
Ich wollte als Clown gehen.ikh VOL-teh ahls klown GAY-enI wanted to go as a clown.
Wollte? Und warum nicht?VOL-teh, oont vah-ROOM nikhtWanted? And why not?
Ich wollte kommen.ikh VOL-teh KOM-enI wanted to come.
Das ist mir egal.dahs ist meer eh-GAHLThat's all the same to me.
Zu kalt. Das Kostüm ist zu dünn.tsoo kahlt, dahs kos-TUEM ist tsoo duenToo cold. The costume is too thin.
Hast du ein Kostüm?hahst doo ine kos-TUEMDo you have a costume? To a friend.
Egal! Wir gehen in die Kneipe.eh-GAHL, veer GAY-en in dee KNY-pehDoesn't matter! We're going to the pub.

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