Was ist passiert? Introduction

When we left Philip in the last unit, in der letzten Lektion, he was just beginning to ski down the mountain. Remember, Philip tried to tell his friends that he wasn't good at skiing, after all. He said: Ich bin eigentlich nicht so gut im Skifahren. But they didn't listen. They wanted to take the hardest route. Remember Michael's description: Alle fahren dort sehr schnell und es gibt viele steile Kurven. Well, you might have guessed it already – of course Philip ran into some trouble trying to cope with that difficult run. He's collided with a snowboarder. Er ist mit einem Snowboarder zusammengestoßen. Right now, he's at the doctor's, er ist beim Arzt. The doctor is examining him, er untersucht ihn. He is asking Philip: Was ist passiert? What happened? Let's listen to Philip's answer. Hören wir Philips Antwort.

Before we listen to the dialogue, here are the new words you will need to understand the dialogue. You will hear the English word or a short sentence. Then you will hear the German translation. Afterwards, you have a moment to say the German word or sentence yourself. After the pause, you'll hear the German word or sentence once more. Here we go. Los geht's: