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🇩🇪 German · Fluency Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 19 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Editor in Chief

Hear the editor in chief admit on air that she had doubts about a trainee of thirty and that she was wrong.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The stage of the Rathaus Schoeneberg, live, the editor in chief in the guest's chair, upright as in a morning conference.

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Mein nächster Gast: meine Chefin, die Chefredakteurin.myn NAYKH-ster gahst, MY-neh SHEF-in, dee SHEF-reh-dahk-TER-inMy next guest: my boss, the editor in chief.
Guten Abend, Herr Becker. Guten Abend, Berlin.GOO-ten AH-bent, hair BEK-er, GOO-ten AH-bent, bair-LEENGood evening, Mister Becker. Good evening, Berlin.
Ich kam mit dreißig zu Ihnen. Als Volontär.ikh kahm mit DRY-sikh tsoo EE-nen, ahls voh-lon-TAIRI came to you at thirty. As a trainee. Politely.
Ja. Und ich hatte Zweifel. Große Zweifel.yah, oont ikh HAHT-eh TSVY-fel, GROH-seh TSVY-felYes. And I had doubts. Big doubts.
Zweifel? Das haben Sie nie gesagt.TSVY-fel, dahs HAH-ben zee nee geh-ZAHKTDoubts? You never said that. Politely.
Mit dreißig? Ein Amerikaner? Auf Deutsch?mit DRY-sikh, eyn ah-meh-ree-KAH-ner, owf doytshAt thirty? An American? In German?
Und was sagen Sie heute?oont vahs ZAH-gen zee HOY-tehAnd what do you say today? Politely.
Ich hatte unrecht. Zum Glück.ikh HAHT-eh OON-rekht, tsoom gluekI was wrong. Luckily.