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🇩🇪 German · Fluency Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 21 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Explaining a Dialect

Explain a dialect word for the listeners, with das Wort bedeutet, so sagt man dort and im Hochdeutschen sagt man.

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THE STORY

The studio before the show, the producer with her list of dialect words and Max with his notes.

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Herr Becker, erklären Sie jedes Wort.hair BEK-er, air-KLAIR-en zee YAY-des vortMister Becker, explain every word. Politely.
Jedes Wort? Zum Beispiel Moin?YAY-des vort, tsoom BY-shpeel moynEvery word? For example Moin?
Das Wort kenne ich nicht.dahs vort KEN-eh ikh nikhtI don't know that word.
Genau. Was bedeutet Moin?geh-NOW, vahs beh-DOY-tet moynExactly. What does Moin mean?
Moin bedeutet guten Tag. So sagt man dort.moyn beh-DOY-tet GOO-ten tahk, zoh zahkt mahn dortMoin means good day. That's how people say it there.
Dort? Wo genau ist dort?dort, voh geh-NOW ist dortThere? Where exactly is there?
Im Norden, an der Küste.im NOR-den, ahn dair KUES-tehIn the north, on the coast.
Und was sagt man im Hochdeutschen?oont vahs zahkt mahn im HOHKH-doy-chenAnd what do people say in standard German?
Im Hochdeutschen sagt man einfach guten Tag.im HOHKH-doy-chen zahkt mahn EYN-fahkh GOO-ten tahkIn standard German people simply say good day.