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🇩🇪 German · Intermediate Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 5 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Hard Question

Answer the editor in chief's question about a traineeship at thirty, giving a careful opinion with ich wuerde sagen.

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THE STORY

The editor in chief's office at the newsroom, the last question of the interview.

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Eine Frage noch. Sie sind fast dreißig?INE-eh FRAH-geh nokh, zee zint fahst DRY-sikhOne more question. You're almost thirty? Politely.
Ja, im Oktober werde ich dreißig.yah, im ok-TOH-ber VAIR-deh ikh DRY-sikhYes, in October I turn thirty.
Das Alter ist egal.dahs AHL-ter ist ay-GAHLAge doesn't matter.
Ein Volontariat mit dreißig? Ist das nicht spät?ine vo-lon-tah-ree-AHT mit DRY-sikh, ist dahs nikht shpaytA traineeship at thirty? Isn't that late?
Ich würde sagen, das Alter ist egal.ikh VUER-deh ZAH-gen, dahs AHL-ter ist ay-GAHLI would say age doesn't matter.
Egal? Die anderen sind zweiundzwanzig.ay-GAHL, dee AHN-der-en zint TSVY-oont-tsvahn-tsikhDoesn't matter? The others are twenty-two.
Ich weiß. Aber ich habe mehr Erfahrung.ikh vice, AH-ber ikh HAH-beh mair air-FAH-roongI know. But I have more experience.
Das stimmt. Und Sie sprechen zwei Sprachen.dahs shtimt, oont zee SHPREKH-en tsvy SHPRAH-khenThat's true. And you speak two languages. Politely.
Genau. Das würde ich auch sagen.geh-NOW, dahs VUER-deh ikh owkh ZAH-genExactly. I would say that too.