🇩🇪 German · Intermediate Level 3
PART 1 · LESSON 5 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
The Innkeeper
Check in at the village inn and hear from the innkeeper that many left this place once, with es gab, the storyteller's there was.
Audio instruction: English
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THE STORY
The inn at Tannenbach on a cool evening, the innkeeper behind a wooden counter with the guest book open.
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Guten Abend! Sie sind Amerikaner?GOO-ten AH-bent, zee zint ah-may-ree-KAH-nerGood evening! You're American? Politely.
Ja. Meine Familie kommt von hier.yah, MINE-eh fah-MEE-lee-eh komt fon heerYes. My family comes from here.
Haben Sie ein Zimmer für uns?HAH-ben zee ine TSIM-er fuer oonsDo you have a room for us? Politely.
Von hier? Aus Tannenbach?fon heer, ows TAHN-en-bahkhFrom here? From Tannenbach?
Ja. Vor langer Zeit.yah, for LAHNG-er tsiteYes. A long time ago.
Willkommen in Tannenbach!vil-KOM-en in TAHN-en-bahkhWelcome to Tannenbach!
Hier gab es viele, die auswanderten.heer gahp es FEE-leh, dee OWS-vahn-der-tenThere were many here who emigrated.
Wirklich? So viele?VEERK-likh, zoh FEE-lehReally? So many?
Ja. Es gab hier wenig Arbeit.yah, es gahp heer VAY-nikh AR-biteYes. There was little work here.
Das wusste ich nicht.dahs VOOS-teh ikh nikhtI didn't know that.