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B1 German News | Sailors Offered Five Times Their Pay to Cross Hormuz

B1 German News | Sailors Offered Five Times Their Pay to Cross Hormuz

Learn German B1+ | Today's News, Slowed for Intermediate Learners vor 11 Stunden

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Learn German through today’s real news. Natural-pace German at
B1, with a full transcript and English translation.

In this episode: Crews crossing the Strait of Hormuz are
reportedly offered up to five times their regular salary, despite
attacks on vessels and pressure on sailors who refuse. Also: At
least 139 migrants, including 15 children, died when a boat
carrying 305 people capsized off Djibouti; about 82 people were
rescued.

Heute: Seeleute erhalten bis zum Fünffachen ihres Gehalts ·
Mindestens 139 Tote bei Bootsunglück vor Dschibuti.

Today’s German focus: Passiv mit können = passive voice with
können. Vocabulary: die Armut (poverty), die Unsicherheit
(insecurity or uncertainty), die Fluchtroute (escape route).

Learn more from today’s episode with the full podcast transcript,
English translation, vocabulary explanations, and extra learning
materials: https://linguawire.com/episodes/german-b1-2026-10-12

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