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🇩🇪 German · Intermediate Level 2

PART 2 · LESSON 19 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A Local Report

Tell Lea about the station that has been under renovation for two years, with seit and the present, and what the residents say.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

Max's desk in the Leipzig newsroom, notes from the station spread out and Lea calling from Berlin between two items.

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Max! Wie läuft dein Beitrag?mahks, vee loyft dine BYE-trahkMax! How's your piece going? To a friend.
Gut. Der Bahnhof wird renoviert.goot, dair BAHN-hohf veert ray-noh-VEERTWell. The station is being renovated.
Es wird gebaut.es veert geh-BOWTBuilding work is going on.
Seit wann wird er renoviert?zite vahn veert air ray-noh-VEERTSince when has it been under renovation?
Seit zwei Jahren. Und es dauert noch.zite tsvy YAH-ren, oont es DOW-ert nokhFor two years. And it's still going on.
Zwei Jahre! Und was sagen die Anwohner?tsvy YAH-reh, oont vahs ZAH-gen dee AHN-voh-nerTwo years! And what do the residents say?
Die Anwohner sind müde. Zu laut, zu lang.dee AHN-voh-ner zint MUE-deh, tsoo lowt, tsoo lahngThe residents are tired. Too loud, too long.
Hast du mit ihnen gesprochen?hahst doo mit EE-nen geh-SHPROKH-enDid you speak with them? To a friend.
Ja, mit drei. Eine Quelle reicht nicht.yah, mit dry, EYE-neh KVEL-eh rykht nikhtYes, with three. One source isn't enough.