PART 3 · LESSON 26 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Sentence of 1963

Introduce a real Berliner who stood outside this town hall in 1963, hear the famous sentence and where it was said, and ask what he felt.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The stage of the Rathaus Schoeneberg, live, an old man with a hat in his hands at the microphone.

The words and phrases of this lesson, one card each. Best after you’ve listened.

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Mein nächster Gast ist ein echter Berliner.myn NAYKH-ster gahst ist eyn EKH-ter bair-LEE-nerMy next guest is a real Berliner.

Guten Abend. Ich war damals dabei.GOO-ten AH-bent, ikh vahr DAH-mahls dah-BYGood evening. I was there back then.

Hier, vor dem Rathaus.heer, for daym RAHT-howsHere, in front of the town hall.

Damals? Als Kennedy hier sprach?DAH-mahls, ahls KEN-eh-dee heer shprahkhBack then? When Kennedy spoke here?

Ja. Ich war neunzehn. Dort auf dem Platz.yah, ikh vahr NOYN-tsayn, dort owf daym plahtsYes. I was nineteen. Over there on the square.

Und was hat er gesagt?oont vahs haht air geh-ZAHKTAnd what did he say?

Ich bin ein Berliner. Hier wurde es gesagt.ikh bin eyn bair-LEE-ner, heer VOOR-deh es geh-ZAHKTI am a Berliner. Here it was said.

Und was haben Sie damals gefühlt?oont vahs HAH-ben zee DAH-mahls geh-FUELTAnd what did you feel back then? Politely.

Wir haben geweint. Alle. Vor Freude.veer HAH-ben geh-VYNT, AHL-eh, for FROY-dehWe cried. All of us. For joy.