"The speech was too long."

Translation: Die Rede war zu lang.

[RedAngel666]

Hi Magician,
the words "das Sprechen" and "die Rede" or "die Ansprache" have different meanings in german.

das Sprechen -> the speech -> the saying of words if you want
die Rede / die Ansprache -> the speech / the address someone is talking in front of other people

regards Angel

[Magician2166]

And why not "Sprechen"?

[Hannibal-Barkas]

The right word would be "die Ansprache war zu lang"

[WurstEclipse]

When should I use "lang" vs. "lange"?