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🇩🇪 German · Beginner Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 28 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

An Evening by the Spree

Sit by the Spree with Nina and look back at your first days in Berlin, with als for one time in the past.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

A bench on the bank of the Spree at dusk, the lights of the bridges coming on.

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Schön hier am Wasser, oder?shurn heer ahm VAHS-er, OH-derLovely here by the water, isn't it?
Ja, sehr. Die Spree am Abend.yah, zair, dee shpray ahm AH-bentYes, very. The Spree in the evening.
Gehen wir an die Spree!GAY-en veer ahn dee shprayLet's go to the Spree!
Als du gekommen bist, war alles neu.ahls doo geh-KOM-en bist, vahr AHL-es noyWhen you came, everything was new. To a friend.
Ja. Als ich gekommen bin, war ich allein.yah, ahls ikh geh-KOM-en bin, vahr ikh ah-LINEYes. When I came, I was alone.
Als ich klein war.ahls ikh kline vahrWhen I was little.
Und jetzt? Bist du noch allein?oont yetst, bist doo nokh ah-LINEAnd now? Are you still alone? To a friend.
Nein. Jetzt habe ich Freunde. Und dich.nine, yetst HAH-beh ikh FROYN-deh, oont dikhNo. Now I have friends. And you.
Es wird spät. Gehen wir?es veert shpayt, GAY-en veerIt's getting late. Shall we go?
Noch nicht. Ich bleibe gern hier.nokh nikht, ikh BLYE-beh gairn heerNot yet. I like staying here.