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🇩🇪 German · Intermediate Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 15 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

On the Boat

Go out on the fishing boat, switch to du, and hear what the fisherman wanted when he was young, with als ich jung war.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

Six in the morning on the pier, the fishing boat's engine running and the fisherman holding out a hand.

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Komm an Bord! Hier sagen wir du.kom ahn bort, heer ZAH-gen veer dooCome aboard! Here we say du. To a friend.
Gern! Ich war noch nie auf einem Boot.gairn, ikh vahr nokh nee owf EYE-nem bohtGladly! I've never been on a boat.
Mir ist schlecht.meer ist shlekhtI feel sick.
Dann halt dich fest! Es weht.dahn hahlt dikh fest, es vaytThen hold on tight! It's windy. To a friend.
Warst du immer Fischer?vahrst doo IM-er FISH-erWere you always a fisherman? To a friend.
Keine Angst!KY-neh ahngstDon't be afraid!
Ja. Aber als ich jung war, wollte ich weg.yah, AH-ber ahls ikh yoong vahr, VOL-teh ikh vekYes. But when I was young, I wanted to leave.
Weg? Wohin wolltest du?vek, voh-HIN VOL-test dooLeave? Where did you want to go? To a friend.
Nach Hamburg. Aber das Meer war hier.nahkh HAHM-boork, AH-ber dahs mair vahr heerTo Hamburg. But the sea was here.
Das Meer war hier. Das verstehe ich.dahs mair vahr heer, dahs fair-SHTAY-eh ikhThe sea was here. I understand that.