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🇩🇪 German · Fluency Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 16 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Berliner Schnauze

Meet the Berliner Schnauze at a tram stop, cheeky but warm, hear kiek ma and det is Berlin, and say that you like it.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

A tram stop in Berlin on a grey morning, an old man with a newspaper next to Max.

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Kiek ma, der Ami vom Radio!keek mah, dair AH-mee fom RAH-dee-ohLook, the Yank from the radio!
Guten Tag! Ami? Das ist aber frech.GOO-ten tahk, AH-mee, dahs ist AH-ber frekhGood day! Yank? That's cheeky.
Nicht böse gemeint.nikht BUH-zeh geh-MYNTNo offence meant.
Frech, aber herzlich. Det is Berlin.frekh, AH-ber HAIRTS-likh, det is bair-LEENCheeky, but warm. That's Berlin.
Die Berliner Schnauze, oder?dee bair-LEE-ner SHNOW-tseh, OH-derThe Berlin Schnauze, right?
Jenau. Wir meinen es nicht böse.yeh-NOW, veer MY-nen es nikht BUH-zehExactly. We don't mean it badly.
Und wenn ich etwas falsch mache?oont ven ikh ET-vahs fahlsh MAHKH-ehAnd if I do something wrong?
Dann sagen wir es Ihnen. Direkt.dahn ZAH-gen veer es EE-nen, dee-REKTThen we tell you. Directly. Politely.
Direkt und herzlich. Das mag ich.dee-REKT oont HAIRTS-likh, dahs mahk ikhDirect and warm. I like that.