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🇩🇪 German · Fluency Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 13 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Denglisch

Hear the producer cancel a meeting in Denglisch, das Meeting ist gecancelt, and learn to use the English words German has borrowed.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The newsroom in Berlin in the morning, the producer in the doorway of Max's office.

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Herr Becker, das Meeting ist gecancelt.hair BEK-er, dahs MEE-ting ist geh-KEN-seltMister Becker, the meeting is cancelled.
Gecancelt? Das ist doch Englisch!geh-KEN-selt, dahs ist dokh ENG-lishCancelled? But that's English!
Das ist Denglisch. Wir sagen das so.dahs ist DENG-lish, veer ZAH-gen dahs zohThat's Denglisch. That's how we say it.
Also kein Meeting. Und jetzt?AHL-zoh kyn MEE-ting, oont yetstSo no meeting. And now?
Sie können die Datei downloaden.zee KUHN-en dee dah-TY DOWN-loh-denYou can download the file. Politely.
Downloaden! Sagt man nicht herunterladen?DOWN-loh-den, zahkt mahn nikht hair-OON-ter-lah-denDownload! Don't people say herunterladen?
Doch, aber keiner sagt das.dokh, AH-ber KY-ner zahkt dahsYes, but nobody says that.
Okay. Dann downloade ich sie.oh-KAY, dahn DOWN-loh-deh ikh zeeOkay. Then I'll download it.