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🇩🇪 German · Intermediate Level 2

PART 1 · LESSON 9 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A Fire in Neukoelln

Take a breaking story from Kai, a fire in Neukoelln, with es wurde gemeldet and niemand wurde verletzt for what was done.

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THE STORY

The newsroom at seven in the morning, Kai with the phone still in his hand and sirens somewhere outside.

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Max, schnell. Ein Feuer in Neukölln.mahx, shnel, ine FOY-er in noy-KURLNMax, quick. A fire in Neukoelln.
Ein Feuer? Wo genau?ine FOY-er, voh geh-NOWA fire? Where exactly?
In einer Fabrik. Es wurde um sechs gemeldet.in INE-er fah-BREEK, es VOOR-deh oom zeks geh-MEL-detIn a factory. It was reported at six.
Und? Wurde jemand verletzt?oont, VOOR-deh YAY-mahnt fair-LETSTAnd? Was anyone hurt?
Es wurde gemeldet.es VOOR-deh geh-MEL-detIt was reported.
Nein, niemand wurde verletzt. Zum Glück.nine, NEE-mahnt VOOR-deh fair-LETST, tsoom gluekNo, nobody was hurt. Luckily.
Zum Glück. Ist die Feuerwehr noch dort?tsoom gluek, ist dee FOY-er-vair nokh dortLuckily. Is the fire brigade still there?
Ja, seit sechs. Ruf die Feuerwehr an!yah, zite zeks, roof dee FOY-er-vair ahnYes, since six. Call the fire brigade! To a friend.
Mache ich. Dann schreibe ich die Meldung.MAHKH-eh ikh, dahn SHRYE-beh ikh dee MEL-doongWill do. Then I'll write the news item.