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🇩🇪 German · Intermediate Level 1

PART 2 · LESSON 18 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A Storm

Tell the morning after a storm on the coast, with the perfect for what happened and war and hatte for how things were.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The guesthouse kitchen the morning after a night of wind, branches on the terrace and the landlady at the stove.

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Guten Morgen! Haben Sie geschlafen?GOO-ten MOR-gen, HAH-ben zee geh-SHLAH-fenGood morning! Did you sleep? Politely.
Kaum. Es hat die ganze Nacht gestürmt.kowm, es haht dee GAHN-tseh nahkht geh-SHTUERMTHardly. It stormed the whole night.
Ja, und der Strom war weg.yah, oont dair shtrohm vahr vekYes, and the power was off.
Deshalb war es so dunkel!DES-hahlp vahr es zoh DOON-kelThat's why it was so dark!
Es war dunkel.es vahr DOON-kelIt was dark.
Wir hatten Kerzen. Zum Glück.veer HAHT-en KAIR-tsen, tsoom gluekWe had candles. Luckily.
Und heute? Ist der Strom wieder da?oont HOY-teh, ist dair shtrohm VEE-der dahAnd today? Is the power back?
Ja, seit sechs Uhr. Der Kaffee ist fertig.yah, zite zeks oor, dair KAH-fay ist FAIR-tikhYes, since six o'clock. The coffee's ready.
Wunderbar. Nach dieser Nacht brauche ich Kaffee.VOON-der-bahr, nahkh DEE-zer nahkht BROW-kheh ikh KAH-fayWonderful. After this night I need coffee.