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🇩🇪 German · Fluency Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 5 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

An Old Berliner

Stop an old Berliner on a square with your microphone and hear the city's own German, icke, dit, wat and keene Ahnung, explained so you understand it.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

A square in Berlin on a Saturday morning, Max with the recorder and an old man on a bench.

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Entschuldigung, haben Sie kurz Zeit? Fürs Radio.ent-SHOOL-dee-goong, HAH-ben zee koorts tsyt, fuers RAH-dee-ohExcuse me, do you have a moment? For the radio. Politely.
Na klar. Wat wollen Sie wissen?nah klahr, vaht VOL-en zee VIS-enOf course. What do you want to know? Politely.
Keine Ahnung.KY-neh AH-noongNo idea.
Wie spricht ein echter Berliner?vee shprikht eyn EKH-ter bair-LEE-nerHow does a real Berliner speak?
Na, icke! Dit hören Sie doch.nah, IK-eh, dit HUR-en zee dokhWell, me! You can hear that. Politely.
Icke? Das heißt ich, oder?IK-eh, dahs hyst ikh, OH-derIcke? That means ich, right?
Jenau. Icke, dit, wat. Dit ist Berlin.yeh-NOW, IK-eh, dit, vaht, dit ist bair-LEENExactly. Icke, dit, wat. That is Berlin.
Und was heißt keene Ahnung?oont vahs hyst KAY-neh AH-noongAnd what does keene Ahnung mean?
Keene Ahnung heißt keine Ahnung, junger Mann.KAY-neh AH-noong hyst KY-neh AH-noong, YOONG-er mahnKeene Ahnung means keine Ahnung, young man.