Review Section I.A: Lessons I.1 to I.3
VocabularyEdit
*You will need to know each expression with an asterisk (*) after it. The others, of course, would be useful to know if you are traveling to regions where they are used. (As you can see, the different German-speaking regions often have their own ways of saying hello and goodbye. However, you will not be required to know any of these less common phrases for any problems or tests.)
Vocabulary: Mr. & Ms. — Herr und Frau | |
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English | German |
Mr. | Herr |
Mrs. | Frau |
*The more formal form is Wie geht es Ihnen?
Vocabulary: What's your name? (2nd Part) — Wie heißt du? (2. Teil) | |
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English | German |
Good morning. | Guten Morgen. |
you (formal) | Sie |
You are... (formal) | Sie sind ... |
Are you...? (formal) | Sind Sie ...? |
no | nein |
late | spät |
I am late. | Ich bin spät dran. |
You're welcome. | Bitte. |
also | auch |
later | später |
See you later. | Bis später. |
*Sie is the formal (polite) version of du and ihr.
*Remember, the formal way to ask someone's name is to ask Wie heißen Sie?
*The form of verbs for you (polite) — Sie is exactly the same as for the plural, 3rd person pronoun they — sie.
*Don't forget that the form for you (polite) — Sie is the same as for the plural, 3rd person pronoun they — sie.
*This is also the form for you (polite) — Sie.
Vocabulary: Questions — Fragen | |
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English | German |
who? | wer? |
what? | was? |
where? | wo? |
when? | wann? |
why? | warum? |
how? | wie? |
*Note that Mädchen is neuter. (In fact, almost all words with the ending -chen are neuter.)
Grammar: The Indefinite Article in the Nominative Case — Der unbestimmte Artikel im Nominativ | ||||
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German | English | |||
singular | masculine | ein Mann | a man | |
feminine | eine Frau | a woman | ||
neuter | ein Mädchen* | a girl |
*Note that Mädchen is neuter.
Wie heißt Du? (1. Teil)Edit
Hello and GoodbyesEdit
Can you remember the most common phrases for hellos and goodbyes in German?
Mr. and Mrs.Edit
How do you say Mr. and Mrs. in German?
Replies to Wie geht's?Edit
Do you remember how to reply to this question?
Wie heißt du? (2. Teil)Edit
Sie and duEdit
Do you remember when to use Sie and when to use du?
Subject PronounsEdit
Do you remember what a subject pronoun is? Do you remember the German subject pronouns?
NamesEdit
Do you remember how to tell your or someone else's name?
Important VerbsEdit
Do you remember how to conjugate heißen, sein, and haben?
Bitte buchstabieren SieEdit
The German AlphabetEdit
Do you remember how to spell the German letters?
Forming QuestionsEdit
Do you remember the word order in questions and the most common question words?
ArticlesEdit
Do you remember the definite and indefinite articles in German?
(edit template) | Level I Lessons | (discussion) |
Section I.A: I.1 Wie heißt du? (1. Teil) • I.2 Wie heißt du? (2. Teil) • I.3 Bitte buchstabieren Sie • Review Section I.A | ||
Section I.B: I.4 Freizeit • I.5 Geburtstag • I.6 Essen • Review Section I.B | ||
Section I.C: I.7 Kleidung • I.8 Familie und Nationalität • I.9 Schule • Review Section I.C | ||
Section I.D: I.10 Das Fest • I.11 Privileg und Verantwortung • I.12 Wetter • Review Section I.D | ||
Section I.E: I.13 Zu Hause essen • I.14 Filme • I.15 Das Haus • Review Section I.E |