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🇩🇪 German · Intermediate Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 23 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Only What Is Certain

Wait for the first projection of the election night with Kai and learn the newsroom's rule, with nur, was sicher ist and the verb at the end.

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THE STORY

The newsroom on a Sunday evening, ten minutes before six, every screen on and Kai at Max's side.

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Max, gleich kommt die erste Hochrechnung.mahx, glykh komt dee AIR-steh HOHKH-rekh-noongMax, the first projection is coming in a minute.
Und dann melden wir das Ergebnis?oont dahn MEL-den veer dahs air-GAYP-nisAnd then we report the result?
Nein. Eine Hochrechnung ist vorläufig.nine, EYE-neh HOHKH-rekh-noong ist FOR-loy-fikhNo. A projection is provisional.
Vorläufig? Also noch nicht sicher?FOR-loy-fikh, AHL-zoh nokh nikht ZIKH-erProvisional? So not yet certain?
Genau. Wir melden nur, was sicher ist.geh-NOW, veer MEL-den noor, vahs ZIKH-er istExactly. We report only what is certain.
Und was sage ich dann?oont vahs ZAH-geh ikh dahnAnd what do I say then?
Du sagst: laut der ersten Hochrechnung.doo zahkst, lowt dair AIR-sten HOHKH-rekh-noongYou say: according to the first projection. To a friend.
Verstanden. Nur, was sicher ist.fair-SHTAHN-den, noor, vahs ZIKH-er istUnderstood. Only what is certain.