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🇩🇪 German · Intermediate Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 25 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Morning After

Take Kai's verdict on the election night the morning after, praise first and one mistake, with ruhig for calm and calmly.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The newsroom on the Monday morning after the election, coffee cups on the desks and Kai leaning on Max's.

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Morgen, Max. Gut gemacht gestern Nacht!MOR-gen, mahx, goot geh-MAHKHT GES-tern nahkhtMorning, Max. Well done last night!
Danke, Kai. Ich war so nervös.DAHN-keh, ky, ikh vahr zoh nair-VURSThanks, Kai. I was so nervous.
Nervös? Du warst ganz ruhig.nair-VURS, doo vahrst gahnts ROO-ikhNervous? You were quite calm. To a friend.
Ich habe langsam und ruhig gesprochen.ikh HAH-beh LAHNG-zahm oont ROO-ikh geh-SHPROKH-enI spoke slowly and calmly.
Das war ein Fehler.dahs vahr ine FAY-lerThat was a mistake.
Genau richtig. Aber ein Fehler.geh-NOW RIKH-tikh, AH-ber ine FAY-lerExactly right. But one mistake.
Ein Fehler? Welcher denn?ine FAY-ler, VEL-kher denA mistake? Which one?
Du hast eine Zahl falsch gesagt.doo hahst EYE-neh tsahl fahlsh geh-ZAHKTYou said a number wrong. To a friend.
Oh nein. Das tut mir leid.oh nine, dahs toot meer liteOh no. I'm sorry.