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🇩🇪 German · Fluency Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 2 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

The First Caller

Take the first caller of the programme, who wants to know where you come from, with the fillers also and naja and the softener mal.

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Lesson 2 · The First Caller

German · 30 minutes

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Studio two in the first hour of Wie bitte?, a caller from Pankow on line one.

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Guten Abend. Sie sind auf Sendung.GOO-ten AH-bent, zee zint owf ZEN-doongGood evening. You're on air. Politely.
Hallo? Also, hier ist Sabine aus Pankow.HAH-loh, AHL-zoh, heer ist zah-BEE-neh ows PAHN-kohHello? So, this is Sabine from Pankow.
Danke für den Anruf.DAHN-keh fuer dayn AHN-roofThanks for the call.
Hallo, Sabine. Was möchten Sie fragen?HAH-loh zah-BEE-neh, vahs MURKH-ten zee FRAH-genHello, Sabine. What would you like to ask? Politely.
Naja, ich wollte mal fragen, woher Sie kommen.nah-YAH, ikh VOL-teh mahl FRAH-gen, voh-HAIR zee KOM-enWell, I just wanted to ask where you come from. Politely.
Also, aus Milwaukee. In Amerika.AHL-zoh, ows mil-VAW-kee, in ah-MAY-ree-kahWell, from Milwaukee. In America.
Ach so! Das hört man ein bisschen.ahkh zoh, dahs hurt mahn eyn BIS-khenOh, I see! One can hear it a bit.
Naja, ich arbeite daran. Noch eine Frage?nah-YAH, ikh AR-by-teh dah-RAHN, nokh EYE-neh FRAH-gehWell, I'm working on it. One more question?
Nein, das war's. Schönen Abend noch!nyn, dahs vahrs, SHUR-nen AH-bent nokhNo, that's it. Have a nice evening!