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🇩🇪 German · Intermediate Level 3

PART 3 · LESSON 25 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

Two Grandmothers Compare

Hear Oma and Frau Weber compare the same night from Milwaukee and Berlin and say when one thing happened as another did, with als die Mauer fiel.

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THE STORY

The guesthouse living room on a Sunday afternoon, the two grandmothers side by side on the sofa, Max in the armchair.

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Und wo waren Sie damals, Frau Becker?oont voh VAH-ren zee DAH-mahls, frow BEK-erAnd where were you back then, Frau Becker? Politely.
Zu Hause, in Milwaukee. Mit meinem Mann.tsoo HOW-zeh, in mil-WAW-kee, mit MINE-em mahnAt home, in Milwaukee. With my husband.
Bei uns in Milwaukee.by oons in mil-WAW-keeAt ours, in Milwaukee.
Und haben Sie es gesehen?oont HAH-ben zee es geh-ZAY-enAnd did you see it? Politely.
Im Fernsehen. Bei uns war es Nachmittag.im FAIRN-zay-en, by oons vahr es NAHKH-mit-tahkOn television. For us it was afternoon.
Als die Mauer fiel, hast du geweint, Oma?ahls dee MOW-er feel, hahst doo geh-VINT, OH-mahWhen the Wall fell, did you cry, Oma? To a friend.
Ja. Und dann haben wir gefeiert.yah, oont dahn HAH-ben veer geh-FY-ertYes. And then we celebrated.
Sie haben in Milwaukee gefeiert?zee HAH-ben in mil-WAW-kee geh-FY-ertYou celebrated in Milwaukee? Politely.
Natürlich! Die halbe Stadt war deutsch.nah-TUER-likh, dee HAHL-beh shtaht vahr doytchOf course! Half the city was German.