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🇩🇪 German · Fluency Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 11 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Leipzig Says Nu

Arrive in Leipzig with Nina's father, hear the Saxon nu and learn that a roll is a Semmel here, not a Schrippe.

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THE STORY

Leipzig main station, Nina's father waiting on the platform with his bicycle.

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Max! Nu, da bist du ja! Willkommen in Leipzig.mahks, noo, dah bist doo yah, vil-KOM-en in LYP-tsikhMax! Well, there you are! Welcome to Leipzig. To a friend.
Hallo! Nu? Was heißt nu?HAH-loh, noo, vahs hyst nooHello! Nu? What does nu mean?
Bei uns sagt man Brötchen.by oons zahkt mahn BRUHT-khenWhere we live, people say Broetchen.
Nu heißt ja. Oder: nun ja.noo hyst yah, OH-der noon yahNu means yes. Or: well then.
Und wie klingt Sächsisch?oont vee klingt ZEK-sishAnd what does Saxon sound like?
Weich. Alles klingt ein bisschen weicher.vykh, AHL-es klingt eyn BIS-khen VY-kherSoft. Everything sounds a bit softer.
Und was sagt man hier zum Brötchen?oont vahs zahkt mahn heer tsoom BRUHT-khenAnd what do people here say for a roll?
Semmel. Oder Brötchen. Schrippe sagt nur Berlin.ZEM-el, OH-der BRUHT-khen, SHRIP-eh zahkt noor bair-LEENSemmel. Or Broetchen. Only Berlin says Schrippe.
Nu gut. Dann eine Semmel, bitte.noo goot, dahn EYE-neh ZEM-el, BIT-ehNu, fine. Then a Semmel, please.