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🇩🇪 German · Intermediate Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 12 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

A Letter from 1883

Hear the archivist read a letter Johann wrote on the ship in 1883 and follow a story told in the simple past, with waehrend for while.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The archive room in the town hall, a grey folder open on the table and the archivist with a letter in her gloved hands.

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Herr Becker, hier ist ein Brief.hair BEK-er, heer ist ine breefMister Becker, here is a letter.
Ein Brief? Von Johann?ine breef, fon YOH-hahnA letter? From Johann?
Hier steht es.heer shtayt esHere it says so.
Ja. Er schrieb ihn auf dem Schiff.yah, air shreep een owf daym shifYes. He wrote it on the ship.
Auf dem Schiff! Was schrieb er?owf daym shif, vahs shreep airOn the ship! What did he write?
Er schrieb an seine Mutter.air shreep ahn ZY-neh MOOT-erHe wrote to his mother.
Liebe Mutter, es geht mir gut.LEE-beh MOOT-er, es gayt meer gootDear Mother, I am well.
Schrieb er jeden Tag?shreep air YAY-den tahkDid he write every day?
Ja, während das Schiff fuhr. Vierzig Tage.yah, VAIR-ent dahs shif foor, FEER-tsikh TAH-gehYes, while the ship sailed. Forty days.
Vierzig Tage! Und dann kamen sie an.FEER-tsikh TAH-geh, oont dahn KAH-men zee ahnForty days! And then they arrived.