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🇩🇪 German · Intermediate Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 1 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

The First Morning

Meet Kai, the editor who trains you, on your first morning in the newsroom, with hier wird Deutsch gesprochen for what is done somewhere.

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Lesson 1 · The First Morning

German · 30 minutes

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THE STORY

The newsroom on a Monday morning, desks and screens, and a man with two cups of coffee coming over.

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Hallo! Du bist der Neue, oder?HAH-loh, doo bist dair NOY-eh, OH-derHello! You're the new one, right? To a friend.
Ja, ich bin Max. Der Volontär.yah, ikh bin mahx, dair vo-lon-TAIRYes, I'm Max. The trainee.
Ich bin Kai, dein Redakteur.ikh bin kye, dine reh-dahk-TURI'm Kai, your editor. To a friend.
Freut mich. Mein Deutsch ist nicht perfekt.froyt mikh, mine doych ist nikht pair-FEKTNice to meet you. My German isn't perfect.
Keine Sorge. Hier wird Deutsch gesprochen, aber langsam.KYE-neh ZOR-geh, heer veert doych geh-SHPROKH-en, AH-ber LAHNG-zahmNo worries. German is spoken here, but slowly.
Wird hier Deutsch gesprochen?veert heer doych geh-SHPROKH-enIs German spoken here?
Wird hier auch Englisch gesprochen?veert heer owkh ENG-lish geh-SHPROKH-enIs English spoken here too?
Selten. Komm, ich zeige dir alles.ZEL-ten, kom, ikh TSYE-geh deer AHL-esRarely. Come, I'll show you everything. To a friend.
Gern. Wo wird der Kaffee gekocht?gairn, voh veert dair KAH-fay geh-KOKHTGladly. Where is the coffee made?