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🇩🇪 German · Intermediate Level 1

PART 3 · LESSON 21 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Memories of Milwaukee

Tell the landlady about the lake you grew up by, with als ich klein war and hatte for how things were.

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THE STORY

The breakfast terrace of the guesthouse on the Baltic, the sea flat and grey, the landlady pouring a second coffee.

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Herr Becker, wo sind Sie aufgewachsen?hair BEK-er, voh zint zee OWF-geh-vahk-senMister Becker, where did you grow up? Politely.
In Milwaukee. Direkt am See.in mil-VAW-kee, dee-REKT ahm zayIn Milwaukee. Right by the lake.
Am See? Wie hier an der Ostsee!ahm zay, vee heer ahn dair OST-zayBy a lake? Like here on the Baltic!
Als ich klein war, hatte mein Vater ein Boot.ahls ikh kline vahr, HAH-teh mine FAH-ter ine bohtWhen I was little, my father had a boat.
Das vermisse ich.dahs fair-MIS-eh ikhI miss that.
Ein Boot! Sind Sie oft gefahren?ine boht, zint zee oft geh-FAH-renA boat! Did you go out often? Politely.
Jeden Sommer. Jeden Tag auf dem Wasser.YAY-den ZOM-er, YAY-den tahk owf daym VAHS-erEvery summer. Every day on the water.
Das war sicher schön. Vermissen Sie das?dahs vahr ZIKH-er shurn, fair-MIS-en zee dahsThat was surely lovely. Do you miss it? Politely.
Manchmal. Aber das Meer hier ist auch schön.MAHNKH-mahl, AH-ber dahs mair heer ist owkh shurnSometimes. But the sea here is lovely too.