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🇩🇪 German · Intermediate Level 3

PART 1 · LESSON 10 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The House

Stand with the innkeeper and Oma where the family house once stood and hear what became of it, with das Haus stand hier and es wurde abgerissen.

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THE STORY

A meadow at the end of the village, an old stone fountain, the innkeeper pointing at the grass.

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Das Haus stand hier.dahs hows shtahnt heerThe house stood here.
Hier? Da ist nichts.heer, dah ist nikhtsHere? There's nothing here.
Das Haus war aus Holz.dahs hows vahr ows holtsThe house was made of wood.
Es wurde abgerissen. Vor fünfzig Jahren.es VOOR-deh AHP-geh-ris-en, for FUENF-tsikh YAH-renIt was torn down. Fifty years ago.
Wann wurde es abgerissen?vahn VOOR-deh es AHP-geh-ris-enWhen was it torn down?
Schade. Und der Brunnen?SHAH-deh, oont dair BROON-enA pity. And the fountain?
Es wurde achtzehnhundert gebaut.es VOOR-deh AHKH-tsayn-hoon-dert geh-BOWTIt was built in eighteen hundred.
Der Brunnen ist noch da.dair BROON-en ist nokh dahThe fountain is still there.
Der Brunnen aus der Geschichte!dair BROON-en ows dair geh-SHIKH-tehThe fountain from the story!
Oma, alles gut?OH-mah, AHL-es gootOma, all well?

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