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🇩🇪 German · Intermediate Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 14 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Fisherman

Meet a fisherman on the pier, hear how long he has done it and how the fish have gone, with seit vierzig Jahren for forty years.

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THE STORY

The small harbour at seven in the morning, a fisherman sorting his nets on the pier.

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Moin! Sind Sie Fischer?moyn, zint zee FISH-erHi! Are you a fisherman? Politely.
Moin! Ja, seit vierzig Jahren.moyn, yah, zite FEER-tsikh YAH-renHi! Yes, for forty years.
Das ist mein Boot.dahs ist mine bohtThat's my boat.
Vierzig Jahre! Immer hier an der Ostsee?FEER-tsikh YAH-reh, IM-er heer ahn dair OST-zayForty years! Always here on the Baltic?
Immer hier. Mein Vater war auch Fischer.IM-er heer, mine FAH-ter vahr owkh FISH-erAlways here. My father was a fisherman too.
Und gibt es viel Fisch?oont gipt es feel fishAnd is there a lot of fish?
Früher gab es mehr Fisch. Viel mehr.FRUE-er gahp es mair fish, feel mairThere used to be more fish. Much more.
Und heute? Was fangen Sie heute?oont HOY-teh, vahs FAHNG-en zee HOY-tehAnd today? What do you catch today? Politely.
Heute Hering. Und manchmal Touristen!HOY-teh HAY-ring, oont MAHNKH-mahl too-RIS-tenToday herring. And sometimes tourists!