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🇩🇪 German · Fluency Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 12 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A Caller Complains

Take a listener's correction on air, thank her with danke fuer den Hinweis and promise to speak more slowly.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The studio in Berlin during the show, a listener on the line and Max at the microphone.

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Herr Becker, Sie sprechen falsch.hair BEK-er, zee SHPREKH-en fahlshMister Becker, you're saying it wrong. Politely.
Oh. Was habe ich falsch gesagt?oh, vahs HAH-beh ikh fahlsh geh-ZAHKTOh. What did I say wrong?
Sie haben recht.zee HAH-ben rekhtYou're right. Politely.
Sie sagen das Butter. Es heißt die Butter.zee ZAH-gen dahs BOOT-er, es hyst dee BOOT-erYou say das Butter. It is die Butter.
Die Butter. Danke für den Hinweis.dee BOOT-er, DAHN-keh fuer dayn HIN-vysDie Butter. Thanks for pointing it out.
Und Sie sprechen zu schnell.oont zee SHPREKH-en tsoo shnelAnd you speak too fast. Politely.
Zu schnell? Das sagt Nina auch.tsoo shnel, dahs zahkt NEE-nah owkhToo fast? Nina says that too.
Langsam ist besser. Wir hören gern zu.LAHNG-zahm ist BES-er, veer HUHR-en gairn tsooSlow is better. We like listening.
Dann langsam. Und die Butter. Versprochen.dahn LAHNG-zahm, oont dee BOOT-er, fair-SHPROKH-enSlowly, then. And die Butter. Promised.