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🇩🇪 German · Intermediate Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 13 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Beach

Go for an early swim in the Baltic, hear about the beach chair and the wind, with es weht for it is blowing.

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THE STORY

Seven in the morning at the guesthouse door, the landlady with her coffee and the wind coming off the sea.

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Guten Morgen! Gehen Sie an den Strand?GOO-ten MOR-gen, GAY-en zee ahn dayn shtrahntGood morning! Are you going to the beach? Politely.
Ja, um sieben. Ich würde gern baden.yah, oom ZEE-ben, ikh VUER-deh gairn BAH-denYes, at seven. I'd like to swim.
Ich gehe an den Strand.ikh GAY-eh ahn dayn shtrahntI'm going to the beach.
Um sieben? Das Wasser ist kalt!oom ZEE-ben, dahs VAHS-er ist kahltAt seven? The water is cold!
Egal. In Milwaukee ist der See auch kalt.ay-GAHL, in mil-WAW-kee ist dair zay owkh kahltNever mind. In Milwaukee the lake is cold too.
Nehmen Sie den Strandkorb Nummer zwölf.NAY-men zee dayn SHTRAHNT-korp NOOM-er tsvurlfTake beach chair number twelve. Politely.
Danke. Was ist ein Strandkorb?DAHN-keh, vahs ist ine SHTRAHNT-korpThanks. What is a beach chair?
Ein Stuhl mit Dach. Es weht hier immer.ine shtool mit dahkh, es vayt heer IM-erA chair with a roof. It's always windy here.
Verstehe. Dann bis zum Frühstück!fair-SHTAY-eh, dahn bis tsoom FRUE-shtuekI see. See you at breakfast, then!