German lesson 2

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2. Lesson

  • repeat lesson 1 (focus on pronounciation of alphabet and vowel/consonant combinations)


  • use of Danke and Bitte
    • use Danke the same as thank you
    • use Bitte the same as please and as as a response to Danke (rather formal)
      • e.g. Kannst Du mir bitte die Butter geben? (action happens) Danke. Bitte.
      • other ways of giving a polite response to someones Danke can be: bitte schön, bitte sehr, gern geschehen


  • continue greetings (in Germany it's common to shake hands when you meet. This is true for first time encounters the same as most close friends who might meet on an almost daily basis. Depending on person, context and closeness the hand shake might be substituded by a hug, kiss on the cheeks or mouth)
    • Grüß Dich - Hallo
    • Wie geht es dir? - Wie geht's (dir)?
    • Danke, gut - (Sehr) gut.


  • continue Gender and Articles
    • indefinate article(a/an): singular: ein(m;n) and eine(f)
      • e.g. ein Mann(der Mann), eine Frau(die Frau), ein Junge(der Junge), ein Mädchen(das Mädchen)


  • introduce numbers 1-20
  • 13-19 use number 3-9 first and then add zehn(10); e.g dreizehn(13)
    • point out exceptions: 16(sechzehn), 17(siebzehn)


  • family members
    • imediate (der Vater, die Mutter, der Bruder, die Schwester, die Geschwister(pl), der (Ehe-)Mann, die (Ehe-)Frau, die Eltern, der Sohn, die Tochter, der/die Lebensgefährt-e/in)
      • use Mann/Frau without 'Ehe' upfront generaly only means man/woman, but if you use it in conection with the possesive noun mein(m)/meine(f) it refers to your husband/wife. e.g mein Mann(my husband)
    • rest (der Onkel, die Tante, Der Großvater(or Opa(most common), Opi), die Großmutter(or Oma(most common), Omi), die Großeltern(pl), der Enkel, die Enkelin, die Enkel(pl), der Neffe, die Nichte, der Vetter, die Kusine)
    • inlaw translates into Schwieger and is simply put infront of the familymember. e.g. son inlaw - der Schwiegersohn