German/Beginner Lesson 1P

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Lesson 1 ~Wie heißt du Problems

Contents 1 Hellos and Goodbyes in German 2 The German Alphabet 3 Nominative Case 4 Names 5 Verbs 6 Wie geht's? 7 Articles 8 Forming Questions

[edit] Hellos and Goodbyes in German

Make two Venn diagrams, one for hellos and one for goodbyes, showing what you would say to adults or anyone unfamiliar as opposed to your friends (in German, of course). You can use the lesson as a reference.

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[edit] The German Alphabet

1. Recite the alphabet as fast as you can. If you want, try to get your time under four seconds.

2. Try to spell your name out loud. Spell others' names out loud, too, until you get the hang of it.

3. Spell the following words aloud:

1. warum
2. spitze
3. toll
4. schlecht
5. wann
6. du
7. Herr
8. morgen
9. bis dann
10. wiedersehen

Optional:

Play hangman in German, with English words.

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[edit] Nominative Case

Without looking back at the lesson, try to translate these English pronouns into German:

1. we _____
2. they _____
3. he _____
4. you _____
5. I _______
6. you (formal) ______
7. it _____
8. you guys ______
9. she ________

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[edit] Names

Translate the following sentences either from German to English or vice versa.

1. Hello. My name is ____ (put your name here).
2. Er heißt Johan.
3. What is your name?
4. Sie heißen Gerd und Udo.
5. Her name is Eda.
6. Es heißt Graham.
7. What is his name?
8. Ich heiße Iris.

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[edit] Verbs

Match the following sentences to their translations.

___ er hat ___ Sie sind ___ sie ist ___ ich habe ___ ihr habt ___ sie haben ___ es ist ___ wir sind ___ du hast ___ sie hat ___ ihr seid ___ es hat ___ Sie haben ___ er ist ___ wir haben ___ sie sind ___ du bist ___ ich bin

You (formal) have He has You are I am We are You guys are It is He is They have You (formal) are I have She has You have You guys have It has

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[edit] Wie geht's?

Fill in the blanks in the responses to the question.

Ganz _______.

_____ lala.

_________. Sehr schlecht.

Prima. Sehr ______.

Gut! ________! (terrific!)

________. (bad)

_______ gut. Miserabel.

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[edit] Articles

Fill in the blanks in these conversations.

1. A. _____ heißt _____ Mann?
   B. ___ ______ Herr Schmidt.

2. A. ______ Morgen. Wie _______ Sie?
   B. ____ heiße Thomas. Und wie heißt ___?
   A. Ich _______ Markus. ____ heißen sie, das _________ und ____ Frau?
   B. Die _____ _____ Frau Stilson, und das _________ heißt Uwe.

3. A. Wie _______ du? ____ heiße Karl.
   B. Ich heiße Wolfgang. Wie _______?
   A. ___ geht so.

4. Based on the definite articles, guess as to what the indefinite articles would be for plural nouns.

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[edit] Forming Questions

1. Translate the following sentences into German.

1. Who is called Josef?
2. Is her name Sabina?
3. When do we have German?
4. What is the boy's name?
5. Where are you?
6. What is the woman's name?
7. Why is your name Georg?
8. When is he a man?

2. Explain in your own words why "What is your name?" contains wie, not was.

3. Provide questions (in German) for the following answers.

1. Sie heißen Johannes und Christine.
2. Es heißt "Volkswagon".
3. Sie heißt Helga.
4. Ich heiße Kirstin.
5. Wir heißen Fritz und Werner.
6. Er heißt Dirk.

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