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Absolute Beginner S2 #5
You're Not in Kansas Anymore, This
is Germany
CONTENTS
2 German
2 English
2 Vocabulary
3 Sample Sentences
4 Vocabulary Phrase Usage
5 Grammar
5 Cultural Insight
# 5
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GERMAN
6. Paul: Haha, ja, wir sind links neben Kansas, und rechts von Utah.
ENGLISH
6. Paul: Haha, yes, we're to the left of Kansas and to the right of Utah.
VOCABULARY
conjunction; used as
isnt it?-type used as isnt it?-
oder or question at the end type question at the
of a sentence. end of a sentence.
prepositions are
rarely the same
across languages,
in in preposition so this can be used
in situations where
English would not
use "in"
feminine; plural:
Stadt town; city noun, feminine, die Stdte
SAMPLE SENTENCES
D a s ka n n d o ch n i ch t w a h r se i n ! Ich bi n S tu d e n t.
But I don't have to pay everything at once, Is a jacket enough or will I need a coat?
do I?
S i e be fi n d e n si ch d i re kt Ist Bi e r te u e r i n D e u tsch l a n d ?
n e be n e i n a n d e r.
Is beer expensive in Germany?
They are directly next to each other.
D e r S ch l sse l i st i n m e i n e r D i e se S ta d t i st w i rkl i ch g ro .
H o se n ta sch e .
This city is really big.
The key is in my pants pocket.
We l ch e s G e ri ch t k n n e n S i e m i r We l ch e S pra ch e n spre ch e n S i e
e m pfe h l e n ? fl i e e n d ?
Which dish can you recommend to me? In which languages are you a fluent
speaker?
We l ch e n Fl u g n i m m st d u ? Ko m m st d u a u s Be rl i n o d e r vo n
a u e rh a l b?
Which flight will you take?
Do you come from Berlin or from
elsewhere?
GRAMMAR
Th e fo cu s o f th i s l e sso n i s C o n j u g a ti o n o f se i n , pa rt 1.
Ich bi n Am e ri ka n e r
"I'm a n Am e ri ca n "
In this lesson, we've seen a few forms of the verb 'to be', which is irregular in German like in
most languages. The infinitive is sein, so sein is the equivalent of to be. Then we have
ich bin I am
er ist he is or Paul ist, Denver ist, die Stadt ist...
wir sind we are
Sie sind they are / you (formal) are
We'll learn the rest a little later; each of these podcasts is very short and we don't want to
overwhelm you.
CULTURAL INSIGHT
When registering for a German course, for a visa or similar, you are bound to fill out many
forms, and those don't contain just easy German. Since being able to fill out a form is so
essential though, the German government has declared that all beginners have to be made
aware of them, even though the words are not typical beginner words. Here are the most
common words you'll need to be able to recognize on forms.
Geschlecht (gender) - here you'd put m for man or w for woman, the German words
are mnnlich (male) and weiblich (female)
Alter (age)
Beruf (profession)
Unterschrift (signature)