🇩🇪 German · Fluency Level 2
PART 1 · LESSON 6 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
The Kehrwoche
Read the Kehrwoche sign in a Swabian stairwell, hear that Swabians are sparsam but not geizig, and take net schlecht as praise.
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THE STORY
The stairwell of the baker's house in Stuttgart, a small sign hanging on a door handle.
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Was steht da an der Tür? Kehrwoche?vahs shtayt dah ahn dair tuer, KAIR-vokh-ehWhat does it say on the door? Kehrwoche?
Diese Woche kehre ich die Treppe.DEE-zeh VOKH-eh KAIR-eh ikh dee TREP-ehThis week I sweep the stairs.
Jede Woche ein anderer Nachbar?YAY-deh VOKH-eh eyn AHN-der-er NAHKH-barA different neighbour every week?
Genau. So bleibt das Haus sauber.geh-NOW, zoh blypt dahs hows ZOW-berExactly. That way the house stays clean.
Bei uns wirft man nichts weg.by oons virft mahn nikhts vekWhere we live, nothing gets thrown away.
Und die Schwaben sind sparsam, oder?oont dee SHVAH-ben zint SHPAR-zahm, OH-derAnd the Swabians are thrifty, right?
Sparsam, net geizig. Das ist ein Unterschied.SHPAR-zahm, net GY-tsikh, dahs ist eyn OON-ter-sheetThrifty, not stingy. That's a difference.
Net heißt nicht, oder?net hyst nikht, OH-derNet means nicht, right?
Richtig. Net schlecht, Herr Becker!RIKH-tikh, net shlekht, hair BEK-erRight. Net schlecht, Mister Becker!