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# Lesson
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* Alphabet
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* Vowel combinations
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** au; ei; eu; ie (less common are ey, ay, ai and they are pronounced the same as 'ie')
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* Consonant combinations
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** ch-wirklich; ch-auch
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*** difference between ch after a,e and i or after o and u
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** ck (k) e.g. dick
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** pf e.g. Pferd(das)
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** ph (f) e.g. Alphabet(das)
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** qu (kv) e.g. Quittung(die)
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** sp (shp - only if at beginning of word) e.g. sprechen
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** st (sht - only if at beginning of word) e.g. stehen
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** sch (sh) e.g. schön
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** th (t) e.g. Theater(das)
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***other general pronounciation rules: if an ''h'' follows a vowel, the vowel is pronounced long. e.g. s'''eh'''r. if one consoant is followed by the same (double consonants) it makes them fast, e.g. e'''ss'''en
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* Pronouns(Nominativ)
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** German Du/Sie
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* Conjugate basic verbs
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** sein - to be
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** haben - to have
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** werden - to become
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** können - to be able, can
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** wollen - want
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** müssen - have to, must
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* regularities for conjugation
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** infinitiv ends with -en (exception ''sein'')
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** 1st singular -e
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** 2nd singular -st
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** 3rd singular -t
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** 1st plural -en (same as infinitiv)
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** 2nd plural -t
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** 3rd pluarl -en (same as infinitiv)
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*** Ich sprech'''e'''
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*** Du sprich'''st'''
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*** Er/Sie/Es sprich'''t'''
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*** Wir sprech'''en'''
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*** Ihr sprech'''t'''
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*** Sie sprech'''en'''
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** most verbs aren't consistently regular, means some forms do not apply to the above given guidance e.g. müssen
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*** Ich muß
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*** Du mußt
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*** Er/Sie/Es muß
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*** Wir müss'''en'''
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*** Ihr müss'''t'''
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*** Sie müss'''en'''
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* Greetings
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** Guten Tag
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** Guten Morgen
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** Guten Abend
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** Gute Nacht
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*** refer to cases (der Tag - Gut'''en''' Tag; die Nacht - Gut'''e''' Nacht)
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** Hallo
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** Tschüß
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** Auf Wiedersehen
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*** use: formal/informal

Latest revision as of 05:27, 22 November 2006

  1. Lesson
  • Alphabet
  • Vowel combinations
    • au; ei; eu; ie (less common are ey, ay, ai and they are pronounced the same as 'ie')
  • Consonant combinations
    • ch-wirklich; ch-auch
      • difference between ch after a,e and i or after o and u
    • ck (k) e.g. dick
    • pf e.g. Pferd(das)
    • ph (f) e.g. Alphabet(das)
    • qu (kv) e.g. Quittung(die)
    • sp (shp - only if at beginning of word) e.g. sprechen
    • st (sht - only if at beginning of word) e.g. stehen
    • sch (sh) e.g. schön
    • th (t) e.g. Theater(das)
      • other general pronounciation rules: if an h follows a vowel, the vowel is pronounced long. e.g. sehr. if one consoant is followed by the same (double consonants) it makes them fast, e.g. essen
  • Pronouns(Nominativ)
    • German Du/Sie
  • Conjugate basic verbs
    • sein - to be
    • haben - to have
    • werden - to become
    • können - to be able, can
    • wollen - want
    • müssen - have to, must
  • regularities for conjugation
    • infinitiv ends with -en (exception sein)
    • 1st singular -e
    • 2nd singular -st
    • 3rd singular -t
    • 1st plural -en (same as infinitiv)
    • 2nd plural -t
    • 3rd pluarl -en (same as infinitiv)
      • Ich spreche
      • Du sprichst
      • Er/Sie/Es spricht
      • Wir sprechen
      • Ihr sprecht
      • Sie sprechen
    • most verbs aren't consistently regular, means some forms do not apply to the above given guidance e.g. müssen
      • Ich muß
      • Du mußt
      • Er/Sie/Es muß
      • Wir müssen
      • Ihr müsst
      • Sie müssen
  • Greetings
    • Guten Tag
    • Guten Morgen
    • Guten Abend
    • Gute Nacht
      • refer to cases (der Tag - Guten Tag; die Nacht - Gute Nacht)
    • Hallo
    • Tschüß
    • Auf Wiedersehen
      • use: formal/informal
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