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🇩🇪 German · Intermediate Level 3

PART 2 · LESSON 17 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Back to Berlin

Ride the train north with Oma and look back on the week in the village, with nachdem and the past perfect for what had happened first.

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THE STORY

A train seat by the window on the way north, the hills getting lower and Oma with her shoes off.

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Oma, bist du müde?OH-mah, bist doo MUE-dehOma, are you tired? To a friend.
Ja. Müde, aber glücklich.yah, MUE-deh, AH-ber GLUEK-likhYes. Tired, but happy.
Eine lange Woche.EYE-neh LAHNG-eh VOKH-ehA long week.
Was war am schönsten?vahs vahr ahm SHURN-stenWhat was the nicest?
Der Brunnen. Und die Kirschtorte!dair BROON-en, oont dee KEERSH-tor-tehThe fountain. And the cherry gateau!
Nachdem wir gegessen hatten.NAHKH-daym veer geh-GES-en HAHT-enAfter we had eaten.
Und nachdem wir die Torte gegessen hatten?oont NAHKH-daym veer dee TOR-teh geh-GES-en HAHT-enAnd after we had eaten the gateau?
Da habe ich geweint. Schon wieder!dah HAH-beh ikh geh-VINT, shohn VEE-derThen I cried. Again!
Und am Ende hast du gelacht.oont ahm EN-deh hahst doo geh-LAHKHTAnd in the end you laughed. To a friend.
Ja. Und jetzt nach Hause, nach Berlin.yah, oont yetst nahkh HOW-zeh, nahkh bair-LEENYes. And now home, to Berlin.