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🇩🇪 German · Intermediate Level 1

PART 1 · LESSON 9 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Offer

Take the call from the newsroom, hear the offer made with wir wuerden Ihnen anbieten, and ask for time to think it over.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The phone ringing on the editing desk at the station, a Thursday morning in September.

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Herr Becker? Hier ist die Redaktion.hair BEK-er, heer ist dee reh-dahk-tsee-OHNMister Becker? This is the newsroom.
Guten Tag! Ja, hier ist Max Becker.GOO-ten tahk, yah, heer ist mahx BEK-erHello! Yes, this is Max Becker.
Wir würden Ihnen das Volontariat anbieten.veer VUER-den EE-nen dahs vo-lon-tah-ree-AHT AHN-bee-tenWe would offer you the traineeship. Politely.
Wirklich? Das sind gute Nachrichten!VEERK-likh, dahs zint GOO-teh NAHKH-rikh-tenReally? That's good news!
Ich muss überlegen.ikh moos ue-ber-LAY-genI have to think it over.
Ab Oktober, für zwei Jahre.ahp ok-TOH-ber, fuer tsvy YAH-rehFrom October, for two years.
Ab Oktober. Darf ich kurz überlegen?ahp ok-TOH-ber, darf ikh koorts ue-ber-LAY-genFrom October. May I think about it briefly?
Natürlich. Überlegen Sie es sich. Zwei Wochen.nah-TUER-likh, ue-ber-LAY-gen zee es zikh, tsvy VOKH-enOf course. Think it over. Two weeks. Politely.
Vielen Dank. Ich melde mich.FEE-len dahnk, ikh MEL-deh mikhThank you very much. I'll be in touch.