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🇩🇪 German · Intermediate Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 2 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES Free

The Other Trainee

Meet Lea, the other trainee, and compare ages with aelter als ich and am aeltesten.

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Lesson 2 · The Other Trainee

German · 30 minutes

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Two desks by the window in the newsroom, a young woman at the next one with a headset round her neck.

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Hallo, ich bin Lea. Ich bin auch neu.HAH-loh, ikh bin LAY-ah, ikh bin owkh noyHi, I'm Lea. I'm new too.
Hallo, Lea. Ich bin Max, der andere Volontär.HAH-loh, LAY-ah, ikh bin mahx, dair AHN-deh-reh vo-lon-TAIRHi, Lea. I'm Max, the other trainee.
Du bist älter als ich, oder?doo bist EL-ter ahls ikh, OH-derYou're older than me, right? To a friend.
Ja, ich bin dreißig. Und du?yah, ikh bin DRY-sikh, oont dooYes, I'm thirty. And you? To a friend.
Ich bin älter als du.ikh bin EL-ter ahls dooI'm older than you. To a friend.
Dreiundzwanzig. Dann bist du hier am ältesten!DRY-oont-tsvahn-tsikh, dahn bist doo heer ahm EL-tes-tenTwenty-three. Then you're the oldest here! To a friend.
Am ältesten, aber nicht am besten.ahm EL-tes-ten, AH-ber nikht ahm BES-tenThe oldest, but not the best.
Das sehen wir noch! Gehen wir essen?dahs ZAY-en veer nokh, GAY-en veer ES-enWe'll see about that! Shall we go eat?
Gern. Du bist jünger, aber ich bin schneller.gairn, doo bist YUENG-er, AH-ber ikh bin SHNEL-erGladly. You're younger, but I'm faster. To a friend.