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🇩🇪 German · Fluency Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 3 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Doch

Let Lea talk you into the cinema after the show, with the particles doch, mal, halt and eben that give German its tone.

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THE STORY

The newsroom in Berlin on a Thursday afternoon, Lea at Max's desk with the evening's plan.

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Max, komm doch mal mit. Heute Abend.mahks, kom dokh mahl mit, HOY-teh AH-bentMax, do come along. Tonight. To a friend.
Heute Abend? Ich habe doch Sendung.HOY-teh AH-bent, ikh HAH-beh dokh ZEN-doongTonight? I've got the show, you know.
Ist doch egal.ist dokh ay-GAHLNever mind, then.
Die ist doch um acht vorbei.dee ist dokh oom ahkht for-BYIt's over at eight, you know.
Stimmt. Dann komme ich eben später.shtimt, dahn KOM-eh ikh AY-ben SHPAY-terTrue. Then I'll just come later.
Kein Problem. Wir warten halt.kyn proh-BLAYM, veer VAR-ten hahltNo problem. We'll just wait.
Wohin geht ihr denn?voh-HIN gayt eer denSo where are you going? To friends.
Ins Kino. Sag doch einfach ja.ins KEE-noh, zahk dokh EYN-fahkh yahTo the cinema. Just say yes. To a friend.
Na gut. Dann eben Kino. Bis später!nah goot, dahn AY-ben KEE-noh, bis SHPAY-terAll right. The cinema it is. See you later!