Lesson 1 - New Words

 

Here you find the new words in order of appearance. If you want to listen to the pronunciation, click on the button in front of the respective word.

To learn the new words, click on the button Word Practice.

Listen German Phonetic Script English  
  Frau ... f [frau] Mrs ..., woman
  Herr ... m [hɛr] Mr...
  Guten Tag m ['gu:tən ta:k] Good afternoon
  sprechen infinitive ['ʃprɛçən] to speak (infinitive)
  Sie [zi:] you (polite form)
  sprechen Sie? ['ʃprɛçən zi:] do you speak? (literally: speak you?)
  Deutsch [dɔytʃ] German
  ich ç] I (me)
  verstehen infinitive [fɛɐ'ʃte:ən] to understand (infinitive)
  ich verstehe ç fɛɐ'ʃte:ə] I understand
  ein [ain] a (indefinite article, masculine/neuter)
  ein bisschen [ain 'bɪsçən] a little
  sein infinitive [zain] to be (infinitive)
  sind Sie? [zɪnt zi:] are you (polite form)?
  Amerikaner m [ameri'ka:nɐ] American (masculine)
  Amerikanerin f [ameri'ka:nərɪn] American (feminine)
  nein [nain] no
  ich bin ç bɪn] I am
  Engländer m ['ɛŋlɛndɐ] English (masculine)
  Engländerin f ['ɛŋlɛndərɪn] English (feminine)
  und [ʊnt] and
  woher [vo'he:ɐ] where from
  kommen infinitive ['kɔmən] to come (infinitive)
  ich komme ç 'kɔmə] I come
  aus [aus] from
  Hamburg ['hambʊək] city in the north of Germany
  kennen infinitive ['kɛnən] to know (infinitive)
  kennen Sie? ['kɛnən zi:] do you (polite form) know? (literally: know you?)
  ja [ja:] yes
  mögen infinitive ['mø:gən] to like (infinitive)
  ich mag ç ma:k] I like
  sehr [ze:ɐ] very (much)
  ist [ɪst] is (he/she/it)
  eine ['ainə] a (indefinite article, feminine)
  schön [ʃø:n] beautiful, nice (adjective, adverb)
  schöne ['ʃø:nə] beautiful, nice (adjective feminine)
  Stadt f [ʃtat] town, city

 

           
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