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🇩🇪 German · Intermediate Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 5 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Checking a Source

Help Lea check a piece of news before it goes out, with laut der Polizei for according to and ist das sicher.

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THE STORY

Lea's desk in the newsroom, a phone in her hand and a half-written news item on the screen.

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Max, hast du kurz Zeit? Eine Frage.mahx, hahst doo koorts tsite, INE-eh FRAH-gehMax, do you have a moment? A question. To a friend.
Klar. Was gibt es?klahr, vahs gipt esSure. What is it?
Morgen ist der Bahnhof zu. Stimmt das?MOR-gen ist dair BAHN-hohf tsoo, shtimt dahsTomorrow the station is closed. Is that right?
Laut der Polizei, ja. Ab sechs Uhr.lowt dair po-li-TSYE, yah, ahp zeks oorAccording to the police, yes. From six o'clock.
Laut der Polizei? Oder laut dem Internet?lowt dair po-li-TSYE, OH-der lowt daym IN-ter-netAccording to the police? Or according to the internet?
Ist das sicher?ist dahs ZIKH-erIs that certain?
Laut der Polizei. Ich habe dort angerufen.lowt dair po-li-TSYE, ikh HAH-beh dort AHN-geh-roo-fenAccording to the police. I called there.
Gut. Dann ist es sicher. Danke, Max.goot, dahn ist es ZIKH-er, DAHN-keh, mahxGood. Then it's certain. Thanks, Max.
Eine Quelle ist gut. Zwei sind besser.INE-eh KVEL-eh ist goot, tsvye zint BES-erOne source is good. Two are better.