PART 1 · LESSON 8 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES

The Name in the Book

Find the ancestor's name in the church register with Oma and hear what he was and did before he left, with bevor er ging.

Audio instruction: English

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THE STORY

The archive room in the afternoon, Oma with her reading glasses on and one finger on the page.

Read the page with hier steht er, was steht hier?, Schreiner? was ist das?
Tell his life with er war Schreiner, wie sein Vater, er machte Moebel aus Holz, er war zweiundzwanzig Jahre alt
Say before with bevor er ging, heiratete er Anna

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Frau Becker, hier steht er.frow BEK-er, heer shtayt airFrau Becker, here he is.

Johann Becker. Mein Urgroßvater.YOH-hahn BEK-er, mine OOR-grohs-fah-terJohann Becker. My great-grandfather.

Was steht hier?vahs shtayt heerWhat does it say here?

Er war Schreiner, wie sein Vater.air vahr SHRY-ner, vee zine FAH-terHe was a carpenter, like his father.

Schreiner? Was ist das?SHRY-ner, vahs ist dahsA carpenter? What's that?

Er machte Möbel aus Holz.air MAHKH-teh MUR-bel ows holtsHe made furniture out of wood.

Wie alt war er, als er ging?vee ahlt vahr air, ahls air gingHow old was he when he left?

Er war zweiundzwanzig Jahre alt.air vahr TSVY-oont-TSVAHN-tsikh YAH-reh ahltHe was twenty-two years old.

Und wann ging er weg?oont vahn ging air vekAnd when did he leave?

Bevor er ging, heiratete er Anna.beh-FOR air ging, HY-rah-teh-teh air AH-nahBefore he left, he married Anna.

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