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🇩🇪 German · Beginner Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 4 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Harbour

Find the harbour and the Elbe in a windy Hamburg and say when you came and arrived, with the perfect that takes bin and sind.

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THE STORY

The Landungsbruecken in Hamburg on a grey Saturday morning, ships on the Elbe and a man from Cologne at the railing.

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Entschuldigung, ist das der Hafen?ent-SHOOL-dee-goong, ist dahs dair HAH-fenExcuse me, is this the harbour?
Ja. Und das ist die Elbe.yah, oont dahs ist dee EL-behYes. And that's the Elbe.
Von hier aus.fon heer owsFrom here.
Schön! Aber es ist windig.shurn, AH-ber es ist VIN-dikhLovely! But it's windy.
Ja, immer. Sind Sie neu hier?yah, IM-er, zint zee noy heerYes, always. Are you new here? Politely.
Ich bin gestern angekommen.ikh bin GES-tern AHN-geh-kom-enI arrived yesterday.
Ich bin heute aus Berlin gekommen.ikh bin HOY-teh ows bair-LEEN geh-KOM-enI came from Berlin today.
Aus Berlin! Wann sind Sie angekommen?ows bair-LEEN, vahn zint zee AHN-geh-kom-enFrom Berlin! When did you arrive? Politely.
Um neun. Was sieht man von hier aus?oom noyn, vahs zeet mahn fon heer owsAt nine. What can you see from here?
Die Schiffe und die Elbphilharmonie.dee SHIF-eh oont dee ELP-fil-har-moh-neeThe ships and the Elbphilharmonie.