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Introduction to German Basics

Lesson 1/11 | Study Time: 60 Min
Introduction to German Basics

Alphabet and Pronunciation
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Practice reading the following words out loud to focus on pronunciation:

1. Apfel (apple)

2. Schule (school)

3. Küche (kitchen)

4. Straße (street)

5. Zug (train)

6. blau (blue)

7. schön (beautiful)

8. Uhr (clock)

9. Mädchen (girl)

10. Fünf (five)


Basic Greetings and Farewells
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Translate and use the following phrases:

1. Guten Morgen (Good morning)

2. Guten Abend (Good evening)

3. Gute Nacht (Good night)

4. Hallo (Hello)

 5. Tschüss (Bye)

6. Auf Wiedersehen (Goodbye)

7. Wie geht’s? (How are you?)

8. Mir geht’s gut (I’m fine)

9. Bis später (See you later)

10. Willkommen (Welcome)


Numbers & Time
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German Numbers 1- 20

1. 0- null

2. 1- eins

3. 2- zwei

4. 3- drei

5. 4- vier

6. 5- fünf

7.  6- sechs

8. 7- sieben

9. 8- acht

10. 9- neun

11. 10- zehn

12. 11- elf

13. 12- swölf

14. 13- dreizehn

15. 14- vierzehn

16. 15- fünfzehn

17. 16- sechzehn

18. 17- siebzehn

19. 18- achtzehn

20. 19- neunzehn

21. 20- zwanzig


Translate these numbers from English to German:

1. Thirteen → dreizehn

2. Twenty-one → einundzwanzig

3. Thirty-seven → siebenunddreißig

4.Forty-two → zweiundvierzig

5. Fifty-five → fünfundfünfzig

6. Sixty-eight → achtundsechzig

7. Seventy-nine → neunundsiebzig

8. Eighty-four → vierundachtzig

9. Ninety-three → dreiundneunzig

10. Ninety-nine → neunundneunzig


German Alphabets and pronounciation


Letter Name (Pronounciation)  Example
AA (ah)  Apfel (apple)
BBe (bay)Bein (leg)
CCe (tsay)  CD (CD)
DDe (day)  Donnerstag (Thursday)
EE (ay) Elefant (elephant)
FEf (eff)       Ferien (vacation)
GGe (gay)    Gehen (to go)
HHa (hah)  Haus (house)
II (eeh)  Ich (I)
JJott or Je (yot)Jahr (year)
K Ka (kah)   Kinder (children)
L El (ell)l   Ieben (to love)
M Em (em)  Mittwoch (Wednesday)
N En (en) Neu (new)
O O (oh)   Ohr (ear)
P Pe (pay) Papier (paper)
Q Qu or Que (koo)  Qualität (quality)

Other words

REr  (err)     rot (red)
SEs (es)     Sonne (sun)
TTe    (tay)    Tag (day)
UU (ooh)Uhr (clock)
VVau (fow) Vater (father)
WWe (vay)  Woche (week)
XIx (iks)        Xylofon (xylophone)
YYpsilon  (oopsilohn) 

 typisch (typical)

                              

ZZett (tset) Zeit (time)
ÄÄ (eh)  Mädchen (girl)
ÜÜ  (uuh)   früh (early)
ÖÖ  (ouh)   möchten (to want)
ẞEszett  (ess-set)  Straẞe (street)