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🇩🇪 German · Intermediate Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 11 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

To the Baltic

Tell a friend you are going to the sea alone to think, with um nachzudenken for in order to think.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

Nina and Max on a bench by the Spree, two weeks before the newsroom wants an answer.

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Max, was machst du mit den zwei Wochen?mahx, vahs MAHKHST doo mit dayn tsvy VOKH-enMax, what are you doing with the two weeks? To a friend.
Ich fahre ans Meer. An die Ostsee.ikh FAH-reh ahns mair, ahn dee OST-zayI'm going to the sea. To the Baltic.
Ans Meer? Fährst du allein?ahns mair, fairst doo ah-LINETo the sea? Are you going alone? To a friend.
Ja, ich fahre allein. Um nachzudenken.yah, ikh FAH-reh ah-LINE, oom NAHKH-tsoo-den-kenYes, I'm going alone. In order to think.
Ruf mich an, ja?roof mikh ahn, yahCall me, OK? To a friend.
Verstehe. Und wie lange bleibst du?fair-SHTAY-eh, oont vee LAHNG-eh blypst dooI see. And how long are you staying? To a friend.
Zwei Wochen. In einer kleinen Pension.tsvy VOKH-en, in EYE-ner KLY-nen pahng-zee-OHNTwo weeks. In a small guesthouse.
Schön. Und dann? Bleibst du oder gehst du zurück?shurn, oont dahn, blypst doo OH-der gayst doo tsoo-RUEKNice. And then? Are you staying or going back? To a friend.
Das weiß ich noch nicht. Deshalb fahre ich.dahs vice ikh nokh nikht, DES-hahlp FAH-reh ikhI don't know yet. That's why I'm going.