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🇩🇪 German · Fluency Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 24 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A Proverb a Day

Pick a proverb a day for the show with Nina: Aller Anfang ist schwer, Ohne Fleiss kein Preis and Ende gut, alles gut.

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THE STORY

The studio kitchen at lunchtime, Nina with a little book of proverbs and Max with a coffee.

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Max, für die Sendung: ein Sprichwort am Tag.mahks, fuer dee ZEN-doong, eyn SHPRIKH-vort ahm tahkMax, for the show: a proverb a day.
Gute Idee. Welches nehmen wir heute?GOO-teh ee-DAY, VEL-khes NAY-men veer HOY-tehGood idea. Which one do we take today?
Was bedeutet das Sprichwort?vahs beh-DOY-tet dahs SHPRIKH-vortWhat does the proverb mean?
Aller Anfang ist schwer.AHL-er AHN-fahng ist shvairAll beginnings are hard.
Stimmt. Das passt zur ersten Sendung.shtimt, dahs pahst tsoor AIRS-ten ZEN-doongTrue. That fits the first show.
Das ist ein altes Sprichwort.dahs ist eyn AHL-tes SHPRIKH-vortThat's an old proverb.
Und morgen: Ohne Fleiß kein Preis.oont MOR-gen, OH-neh flys kyn prysAnd tomorrow: no pain, no gain.
Ohne Fleiß kein Preis. Das kenne ich.OH-neh flys kyn prys, dahs KEN-eh ikhNo pain, no gain. I know that one.
Und am Ende der Reise?oont ahm EN-deh dair RY-zehAnd at the end of the tour?
Ende gut, alles gut!EN-deh goot, AHL-es gootAll's well that ends well!