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🇩🇪 German · Intermediate Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 6 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Reported Speech

Learn from Kai how the news passes on what someone said, with er sagte, der Bahnhof sei zu and sie habe ein Problem.

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THE STORY

Kai's desk in the newsroom, the station item on the screen and a red pen in his hand.

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Was hat der Sprecher gesagt?vahs haht dair SHPREKH-er geh-ZAHKTWhat did the spokesman say?
Er hat gesagt, der Bahnhof ist zu.air haht geh-ZAHKT, dair BAHN-hohf ist tsooHe said the station is closed.
Nein. Er sagte, der Bahnhof sei zu.nine, air ZAHK-teh, dair BAHN-hohf zye tsooNo. He said the station was closed.
Aber ist er zu oder nicht?AH-ber ist air tsoo OH-der nikhtBut is it closed or not?
Sie sagte, sie sei krank.zee ZAHK-teh, zee zye krahnkShe said she was ill.
Das wissen wir nicht. Er hat es gesagt.dahs VIS-en veer nikht, air haht es geh-ZAHKTWe don't know. He said it.
Und die Bahn sagte, sie habe ein Problem.oont dee bahn ZAHK-teh, zee HAH-beh ine pro-BLAYMAnd the railway said it had a problem.
Genau so! Und der Sprecher erklärte nichts mehr?geh-NOW zoh, oont dair SHPREKH-er air-KLAIR-teh nikhts mairExactly! And the spokesman explained nothing more?
Nein, nichts. Er hatte keine Zeit.nine, nikhts, air HAH-teh KYE-neh tsiteNo, nothing. He had no time.