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🇩🇪 German · Intermediate Level 2

PART 3 · LESSON 28 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Lea's Problem

Talk Lea through a piece she thinks she cannot finish, answering every no with doch and comparing with besser als.

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THE STORY

The newsroom at six in the evening, most desks empty, Lea in front of a piece that is due at eight.

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Max, ich schaffe das nicht.mahx, ikh SHAHF-eh dahs nikhtMax, I can't do this.
Was schaffst du nicht? Den Beitrag?vahs shahfst doo nikht, dayn BY-trahkWhat can't you do? The piece? To a friend.
Ja. Bis acht? Das wird nichts.yah, bis ahkht, dahs veert nikhtsYes. By eight? That won't happen.
Doch. Du hast noch zwei Stunden.dokh, doo hahst nokh tsvy SHTOON-denYes it will. You still have two hours. To a friend.
Doch, das schaffst du.dokh, dahs shahfst dooYes, you can do it. To a friend.
Ich bin nicht gut genug.ikh bin nikht goot geh-NOOKI'm not good enough.
Doch, du bist gut. Besser als ich.dokh, doo bist goot, BES-er ahls ikhYes you are, you're good. Better than me. To a friend.
Besser als du? Das glaube ich nicht.BES-er ahls doo, dahs GLOW-beh ikh nikhtBetter than you? I don't believe that. To a friend.
Doch. Komm, ich helfe dir.dokh, kom, ikh HEL-feh deerYes. Come on, I'll help you. To a friend.