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John F. Kennedy - "Ich Bin Ein Berliner" Speech

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You can view the full speech here: http://millercenter.org/scripps/archive/speeches/detail/3376

In Berlin, Germany, President Kennedy commends Berliners on their spirit and dedication to democracy and expresses his solidarity with them through the words "as a free man, I take pride in the words Ich bin ein Berliner! (I am a Berliner)."

June 26th, 1963

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  • @ all: "ein Berliner" is a Pun, it means both. But in this context everyone of course understood the correct meaning. And I am 100% sure as I am german.

  • Think of the difference between saying "I am a Canadian" and "I am Canadian". It would be un-idiomatic for a visiting foreign leader to say "I am Canadian", since this would imply they actually are from here. But it would sound quite natural to say "I am a Canadian".

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  • @piquanting Actually, it's more like saying "I am a Danish" versus "I am Danish."

  • "It worked! My time machine worked! *crushed* I AM A JELLY DONUT!

  • @AntiNukeLlama

    You´re a stupid. Kennedy says it well.

  • And I am proud, I am a jelly doughnut

  • @rawrsararawr1017 hehe

    stupid insulters 

  • @shisha86 German doesn't use indefinite articles as much as English

  • @piquanting no, that´s wrong. "I am Berliner" is just grammatically wrong in German.

  • Ich bin ein Berliner , Translation, i am a donut.

  • He says i am a Berlin

  • I AM A JELLY DOUGHNUT!!!

    haha i learned about this in deutch class:) stupid americans:)

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