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🇩🇪 German · Fluency Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 4 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A Caller on Youth Slang

Take a nineteen-year-old caller who rates the show with the slang of his age, krass, geil, Bock haben and chillen, and learn to understand it.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

Studio two on a Thursday evening, a young caller from Neukoelln on line one.

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Hey Max! Hier ist Jonas aus Neukölln.hay mahks, heer ist YOH-nahs ows noy-KURLNHey Max! This is Jonas from Neukoelln.
Hallo, Jonas. Du oder Sie?HAH-loh YOH-nahs, doo OH-der zeeHello, Jonas. Du or Sie?
Hast du Bock?hahst doo bokDo you feel like it? To a friend.
Du, klar. Deine Sendung ist krass.doo klahr, DY-neh ZEN-doong ist krahsDu, of course. Your show is awesome. To a friend.
Krass? Ist das gut oder schlecht?krahs, ist dahs goot OH-der shlekhtKrass? Is that good or bad?
Gut! Krass heißt geil. Richtig gut.goot, krahs hyst gyl, RIKH-tikh gootGood! Krass means geil. Really good.
Ach so. Und was machst du heute Abend?ahkh zoh, oont vahs mahkhst doo HOY-teh AH-bentI see. And what are you doing tonight? To a friend.
Chillen. Ich hab keinen Bock auf Hausaufgaben.CHIL-en, ikh hahp KY-nen bok owf HOWS-owf-gah-benChilling. I don't feel like homework.
Chillen, keinen Bock, krass. Alles klar, Jonas.CHIL-en, KY-nen bok, krahs, AHL-es klahr, YOH-nahsChilling, no Bock, krass. All clear, Jonas.