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🇩🇪 German · Fluency Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 19 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Texting German

Read a German text message from Lukas, kp, vllt and a thumb, and answer with alles klar, bis spaeter.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

A bench outside the radio station in Berlin, Max with his phone and Lukas on the line.

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Max, hast du meine Nachricht gelesen?mahks, hahst doo MY-neh NAHKH-rikht geh-LAY-zenMax, did you read my message? To a friend.
Ja. Aber was heißt kp?yah, AH-ber vahs hyst kah-PAYYes. But what does kp mean?
Schreib mir kurz.shryp meer koortsText me quickly. To a friend.
Ich schreibe dir später.ikh SHRY-beh deer SHPAY-terI'll text you later. To a friend.
Kein Plan. Also: keine Ahnung.kyn plahn, AHL-zoh, KY-neh AH-noongNo plan. So, no idea.
Und vllt? Ist das ein Wort?oont fee-LYKHT, ist dahs eyn vortAnd vllt? Is that a word?
Vielleicht. Mit vier Buchstaben.fee-LYKHT, mit feer BOOKH-shtah-benMaybe. With four letters.
Und das Emoji? Der Daumen?oont dahs ee-MOH-jee, dair DOW-menAnd the emoji? The thumb?
Der Daumen heißt: alles klar.dair DOW-men hyst, AHL-es klahrThe thumb means: all clear.
Alles klar. Bis später, Lukas!AHL-es klahr, bis SHPAY-ter, LOO-kahsAll clear. See you later, Lukas!