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🇩🇪 German · Fluency Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 10 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Irony

Spend a rainy day off with Nina and learn to hear and make irony, with das ist ja toll, das war ironisch and klasse.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The flat in the back house on a Sunday morning, rain on the courtyard and Nina at the window.

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Max, es regnet. Den ganzen Tag.mahks, es RAYG-net, dayn GAHN-tsen tahkMax, it's raining. All day.
Das ist ja toll. Unser freier Tag.dahs ist yah tol, OON-zer FRY-er tahkThat's just great. Our day off.
Das war nur Spaß.dahs vahr noor shpahsThat was just a joke.
Toll? Du findest das toll?tol, doo FIN-dest dahs tolGreat? You think that's great? To a friend.
Nein, Nina. Das war ironisch.nyn, NEE-nah, dahs vahr ee-ROH-nishNo, Nina. That was ironic.
Ach so. Klasse, Max. Wirklich klasse.ahkh zoh, KLAHS-eh mahks, VEERK-likh KLAHS-ehI see. Great, Max. Really great.
Jetzt bist du ironisch, oder?yetst bist doo ee-ROH-nish, OH-derNow you're being ironic, right? To a friend.
Genau. Du lernst ja schnell.geh-NOW, doo lairnst yah shnelExactly. You learn fast. To a friend.
Danke. Das war jetzt ernst, oder?DAHN-keh, dahs vahr yetst airnst, OH-derThanks. That was serious now, right?