🇩🇪 German · Intermediate Level 3
PART 1 · LESSON 9 OF 30 · 30 MINUTES
Why They Left
Walk the village street with the mayor and hear why so many left in the eighteen eighties, with damals, es gab Hunger and nachdem with the past perfect.
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THE STORY
The village street of Tannenbach in the late afternoon, the mayor walking slowly with his hands behind his back.
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Warum gingen so viele weg?vah-ROOM GING-en zoh FEE-leh vekWhy did so many leave?
Damals gab es Hunger.DAH-mahls gahp es HOONG-erBack then there was hunger.
Damals war das Leben hart.DAH-mahls vahr dahs LAY-ben hartBack then life was hard.
Hunger? Hier im Schwarzwald?HOONG-er, heer im SHVARTS-vahltHunger? Here in the Black Forest?
Ja. Die Ernte war schlecht.yah, dee AIRN-teh vahr shlekhtYes. The harvest was bad.
Das ist eine traurige Geschichte.dahs ist INE-eh TROW-ree-geh geh-SHIKH-tehThat's a sad story.
Und dann? Was machten sie?oont dahn, vahs MAHKH-ten zeeAnd then? What did they do?
Nachdem die Ernte schlecht gewesen war, gingen viele.nahkh-DAYM dee AIRN-teh shlekht geh-VAY-zen vahr, GING-en FEE-lehAfter the harvest had been bad, many left.
Alle nach Amerika?AHL-eh nahkh ah-MAY-ree-kahAll to America?
Viele. Auch Ihre Familie.FEE-leh, owkh EE-reh fah-MEE-lee-ehMany. Your family too. Politely.