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🇩🇪 German · Beginner Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 2 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

At the Station

Find your express train to Hamburg on a Berlin platform, hear about a delay and ask when it leaves and arrives, with abfahren and ankommen.

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Lesson 2 · At the Station

German · 30 minutes

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Berlin main station at seven on a Saturday morning, a conductor on the platform and a board that says plus ten.

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Ist das der ICE nach Hamburg?ist dahs dair ee-tsay-AY nahkh HAHM-boorkIs this the express to Hamburg?
Ja. Aber er hat zehn Minuten Verspätung.yah, AH-ber air haht tsayn mee-NOO-ten fair-SHPAY-toongYes. But it has ten minutes' delay.
Zehn Minuten Verspätung.tsayn mee-NOO-ten fair-SHPAY-toongTen minutes' delay.
Zehn Minuten? Und welches Gleis?tsayn mee-NOO-ten, oont VEL-khes gliceTen minutes? And which platform?
Gleis acht. Er fährt gleich ab.glice ahkht, air fairt glykh ahpPlatform eight. It leaves in a moment.
Wo ist Gleis acht?voh ist glice ahkhtWhere is platform eight?
Danke. Muss ich umsteigen?DAHN-keh, moos ikh OOM-shtye-genThanks. Do I have to change?
Nein, der Zug fährt direkt.nine, dair tsook fairt dee-REKTNo, the train goes direct.
Super. Und wann kommt er an?ZOO-per, oont vahn komt air ahnSuper. And when does it arrive?
Um neun Uhr. Gute Reise!oom noyn oor, GOO-teh RYE-zehAt nine o'clock. Have a good trip!