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🇩🇪 German · Fluency Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 20 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Lea and Kai

Hear Kai and Lea judge the oldest trainee the newsroom ever had and warn each other not to say the best too often.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The stage of the Rathaus Schoeneberg, live, Lea and Kai from the newsroom in the two guests' chairs.

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Meine nächsten Gäste: Lea und Kai.MY-neh NAYKH-sten GES-teh, LAY-ah oont kyMy next guests: Lea and Kai.
Hallo. Ich war sein Chef.HAH-loh, ikh vahr zyn shefHi. I was his boss. Speaking as a man.
Wer war der Beste?vair vahr dair BES-tehWho was the best?
Und ich war die andere Volontärin.oont ikh vahr dee AHN-deh-reh voh-lon-TAIR-inAnd I was the other trainee. A woman speaking.
Kai, wie war ich als Volontär?ky, vee vahr ikh ahls voh-lon-TAIRKai, how was I as a trainee? To a friend.
Das sagt er nie.dahs zahkt air neeHe never says that.
Der älteste Volontär. Und der langsamste.dair EL-tes-teh voh-lon-TAIR, oont dair LAHNG-zahm-stehThe oldest trainee. And the slowest.
Aber der beste. Das sagt Kai nie.AH-ber dair BES-teh, dahs zahkt ky neeBut the best. Kai never says that.
Gut, der beste. Sag das nicht zu oft.goot, dair BES-teh, zahk dahs nikht tsoo oftFine, the best. Don't say that too often. To a friend.
Zu spät, Kai. Das war live.tsoo shpayt, ky, dahs vahr lyvToo late, Kai. That was live.