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    LIVING LANGUAGE a & Random Ee) Learn to speak, read, and write German quickly and easily with Living Language®. Developed by U.S. government experts, this book introduces you step-by-step to the basics of German pronun- ciation, vocabulary, idiomatic expressions, and grammar. INSIDE, YOU'LL FIND: + All the words and phrases from the 40 lessons on the Living Language® German recordings plus additional vocabulary + A guide to pronunciation + Useful topics: Directions, Introductions, Shopping, ete + Explanations of grammar and usage * Short quizzes to help you check your progress + A comprehensive summary of German grammar *+ Verb charts, including all tenses, * A special section on writing letters. While this book stands on its own as an instructional program and an invaluable reference, you'll find that using it with the recorded lessons is even more effective. Along with the recordings, Living Language® German cassette and compact disc packages include this book as well as a dictionary. $7.00 (Canada $9.95) ISBN 0-609-80300~ x | 20000 st Pe th USA : | 780609'80 3004 N LIVING Random etme OURSEBOO REVISED & U LEARN STEP-BY-STEP IN 40 EASY LESSONS . GRAMMAR & USAGE EXPLAINED THROUGHOUT . COMPREHENSIVE REFERENCE SECTIONS INCLUDED . FOR BEGINNERS OR THOSE WHO WANT A THOROUGH REVIEW THE LIVING LANGUAGE® SERIES Living Language Basie Coarse, Living Language Fast & Easy? 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Based onthe original by Genevieve A. Martin and ‘Theodor Bertram LIVING LANGUAGE® A Random Wouse Company & INTRODUCTION Living Language® German makes it easy to learn how to speak, read, and write German. This course is a thoroughly revised and updated version of Living Ger- ‘man: The Complete Living Language Course®. The same highly effective method of language instruction is stil used, but the content has been updated to reflect moder usage and the format has been clarified. In this course, the basic elements of the language have been carefully selected and condensed into forty short lessons. If you can study about thirty minutes a day, you can master this course and learn to speak German in a few weeks. ‘You'll learn German the way you leaned Eng- lish, staring with simple words and progressing to more complex phrases. Just listen and repeat after the native instructors on the recordings. To help you im- ‘merse yourself in the language, you'll hear only Ger- ‘man spoken. Hear it, say it, absorb it through use and repetition. This Living Language® German Coursebook provides English translations and brief explana- tions for each lesson. The first five lessons cover pronunciation, laying the foundation for learning the vocabulary, phrases, and grammar which are ex- plained in the later chapters. If you already know a little German, you can use the book as a phrase book and reference. In addition to the forty lessons, there is ‘Summary of German Grammar, plus verb conjuga- tions and a section on letter writing. xvii ‘Also included in the course package is the Living Language® German Dictionary. It contains more than 20,000 entries, with many of the definitions il- Justrated by phrases and idiomatic expressions. More than 1,000 of the most essential words are capitalized to make them easy to find. You can increase your vocabulary and range of expression just by browsing, through the dictionary. Practice your German as much as possible. Even if ‘you can’t manage a trip abroad, watching German movies, reading German magazines, eating at German restaurants, and talking with German-speaking friends are enjoyable ways to help reinforce what you have learned with Living Language® German. Now, let's begin. ‘The following instructions will tell you what to do. Viel Glick! Good luck! COURSE MATERIAL 1. Two 90-minute cassettes. or three 60-minute compact discs. 2. Living Language® German Coursebook. This book is designed for use with the recorded lessons, but it may also be used alone as a refer- ence. Itcontains the following sections: Basic German in 40 Lessons ‘Summary of German Grammar ‘Verb Conjugations Letter Writing 3. Living Language® German Dictionary. The German /English-English/ German dictionary contains more than 20,000 entries. Phrases and idiomatic expressions illustrate many of the def- initions. More than 1,000 of the most essential ‘words are capitalized. INSTRUCTIONS 1. Look at page 1. The words in boldface type are the ones you will hear on the recording. 2. Now read Lesson 1 all the way through. Note the points to listen for when you play the re- cording. The first word you will hear is Al- bert. 3. Start the recording, listen carefully, and say the ‘words aloud in the pauses provided. Go through. the lesson once and don’t worry if you can't pronounce everything correctly the first time around. Try it again and keep repeating the les- son until you are comfortable with it. The more ‘often you listen and repeat, the longer you will remember the material. 4, Now go on to the next lesson. If you take a break between lessons, it’s always good to re- view the previous lesson before starting on a new one. 5. In the manual, there are two kinds of quizzes. With matching quizzes, you must select the English translation of the German sentence. The ‘other type requires you to fill in the blanks with the correct German word chosen from the three ‘given directly below the sentence. If you make ‘any mistakes, reread the section. 6. Even after you have finished the forty lessons. and achieved a perfect score on the Final Quiz, ‘This work was previously published under the tiles Conversation ‘Marwal German, Living Langwage™ Conversational German at “Living Language™ Conversational German, Revised and Updated bby Genevieve A. Martin and Theodor Bertram, based on the method ‘vised by Ralph Weiman. Copyright © 1956, 1985, 1993 by Living Language, A Random House Company {All fights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying. recording, or by any information storage and resieval system, without permission in writing from the pub- lisher. Published by Living Language: A Random House Company. 201 East SOth Sttet, New York, New York 10022. Random House, Inc. New York, Toronto, London, Sydney, Auckland woe livinglanguage.com LIVING LANGUAGE is a registered trademark of Crown Publis- ne. Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Catalog Card Number: 6.9319 |SBN0-609-80300-X woe87654321 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Course MATERIAL INSTRUCTIONS LEssoON 1 ‘A. Sounds of the German Language B. Cognates: Words Similar in English and German ‘Lesson 2 ‘A. Vowels B. Diphthongs LESSON 3 ‘A. Consonants B. Special German Sounds Lesson 4 ‘A. The German Alphabet B. More English-German Cognates ‘Lesson 5 ‘A. General Spelling Equivalents 3 3 6 1B B B 4 ‘LESSON 6 ‘A. Days and Months B. Numbers 1-10 C. Colors, D. North, South, East, West quiz) ‘Lesson 7 ‘A. Greetings B. How's the Weather? quiz 2 C. Word Study LESSON 8 ‘A. Do You Have... B. In a Restaurant Quiz 3 LESSON 9 ‘A. To Learn: Lernen B. To Give: Geben C. Negation D. Asking a Question I REVIEW QUIZ 1 E. Word Study Lesson 10 ‘A. The German Declension B. The Article C. Declension of Nouns D. Plural of Nouns E, Declension of Adjectives F, Comparative and Superlative G. Prepositions Lesson 11 ‘A. Where? B. Here and There C. There D. To the Right, Ete. E, Near and Far quiz 4 ‘LESSON 12 ‘A. To Be or Not to Be: Sein B. My, Your, His, Etc. quiz s C. Word Study: Cognates Lesson 13 A. It Is, That Is B. Asking a Question IT C. Word Study Lesson 14 ‘A. To Have and Have Not: Haben B. There Is C. Ago D. Also, Too quiz 6 Lesson 15 ‘A. Do You Speak German? B. Please Speak More Slowly ‘C. What Did You Say? D. Thanks Quiz7 E. Word Study SSIASAR SSS2ew Lesson 16 ‘A. This and That quiz s B. Not, Not Any C. Nothing, Never, Only, Bic. D. Isn’t It? Aren't You? Etc. Quiz» E. Word Study ‘Lesson 17 A. It’s Me (0), You, Etc. B. I's Mine, Yours, Etc. C. He Speaks to Me, You, Ete. D. I'm Talking About You, Etc. E. I'm Thinking of You, Etc. F. He Gives It to Me, You, Etc. G. Give It to Me, Etc. H. Myself, Yourself, Etc. Quiz 10 Lesson 18 ‘A. Hello, How Are You? B. I'd Like You to Meet C. How Are Things? Quiziy D. Word Study Lesson 19 : ‘A. Have You Two Met? B. Glad to Have Met You Quiz 12 REVIEW QUIZ 2 C. Word Study Quiz 13 C. Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication, LESSON 21 ‘A. It Costs... B. The Telephone Number Is... C. My Address Is... D. Some Dates Quiz 14 E. Word Study Lesson 22 ‘A. What Time Is It? B. Time Past the Hour C. When Can You Come, Etc.? D. It’s Time Quiz 15 E. Word Study Lesson 23 ‘A. Morning, Noon, and Night B. This Week, Next Month, One of ‘These Days C. Expressions of Past, Present, and Future Lesson 24 ‘A. Days of the Week B. What Day Is Today? Quiz 16 €. Months and Dates BS8RS8 R Bees 14 114 114 116 117 D. Seasons Quiz 17 E. Vor dem Zeitungsstand (At the Newsstand) Lesson 25 ‘A. To Go, to Walk: Gehen B. To Go, to Ride, to Drive: Fahren C. A Few Action Phrases D. Word Study Lesson 26 ‘A. One, They, People Quiz 18 B. Word Study C.A Little and a Lot D. Too Much E, More or Less F. Enough and Some More ‘Lesson 27 ‘A. Good B. Good, Well . Beautiful, Nice, Fine Quiz 19 D. Word Study Lesson 28 A. Like, As B. All, Each, Every, Etc. C. Some, Any, Nothing, Etc. (Combinations with Da-) D. Prepositional Compounds Referring to People 118 118 120 135, 137 138 138 138 139 141 144 E, Idiomatic Expressions with Prepositions Quiz 20 Lesson 29 ‘A. OF Course, I Suppose So, Etc. B. It’s a Pity, It Doesn't Matter, Etc. C. He's a Great Guy, She's a Great Gal Quiz 21 D. The Same, Myself E. Already F, Word Study Lesson 30 A. [Like It, It's Good B. I Don’t Like It, It’s Bad Quiz 22 . Ein Witz (A Joke) REVIEW QUIZ 3 D. Word Study Lesson 31 ‘A. Who? What? How? Etc. quiz 23 B. Word Study C. How Much? D. How Many? Quiz 24 LESSON 32 ‘A. Some, Someone, Something, Sometimes B. Once, Twice C. Up To D. 1 Need It, It’s Necessary E. I Feel Like .. F. At the Home Of 172 im 2 13 14 174 115 176 17 178 G. Here It Is, There It Is Quiz 25 REVIEW QUIZ 4 Lesson 33 ‘A. On the Road B. Walking Around C. Bus, Train, Subway D. Word Study Lesson 34 ‘A. Writing and Mailing Letters B. Faxes and Telegrams C. Telephones LESSON 35 ‘A. What Is Your Name? B. Where Are You From? C. How Old Are You? D. Professions E. Family Matters REVIEW QUIZ 5 Lesson 36 A. Shopping B, General Shopping Expressions Quiz. 26 Lesson 37 ‘A. Ordering Breakfast B. A Sample Menu REVIEW QUIZ 6 Lesson 38 ‘A. Apartment Hunting B. At Home 180 181 181 184 185, 187 188 199 189 190 191 Quiz 27 REVIEW QUIZ 7 Lesson 39 ‘A. To Come: Kommen B. To Say: Sagen Quiz 28 €. To Do: Tun Quiz 29 REVIEW QUIZ 8 D. Could You Give Me Some Information? Quiz 30 Lesson 40 ‘A. The Most Common Verb Forms Quiz 31 B. Meeting an Old Friend Quiz 32 C. Commonly Used Verbs D. Common Notices and Signs FINAL QUIZ SUMMARY OF GERMAN GRAMMAR |. The Alphabet The Vowels ‘The Diphthongs ‘The Consonants Special Letter Combinations ‘The German Declension Plural of Nouns Gender ). The Definite Artick 10. The Indefinite Article “LL. The Adjectives 12. Comparative and Superlative 13. The Parttive SrAvayye 293 29. 30. BI. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37, 38. 39. 40. Prefixes . ‘The Tenses of the Indicative ‘The Past Participle Use of the Auxiliaries Haben and Sein ‘The Subjunctive The Conditional ‘The Passive Voice The Imperative ‘The Infinitive Complements of Verbs Changes in the Normal Sequence of Words Within a Sentence Indirect Discourse Construction of the Sentence ‘The Most Common Imegular Verbs Other Irregular Verbs ‘LeTTer WRITING pm pop> ‘Thank-You Notes Business Letters Informal Letters Forms of Salutations and Complimentary Closings . Form of the Envelope THE New GERMAN SPELLING REFORM Seggesegzeggey 372 374 375 LIVING LANGUAGE® GERMAN COURSEBOOR keep practicing your German by listening to the recordings and speaking with German-speaking friends. For further study, try Living Language Plus® German, Living Language® German 2, Living Language® Ultimate German and. Utti- ‘mate German Advanced, as well as Living Lan- ‘guage? All Audio German. CONVERSATIONAL GERMAN 1 LESSON 1 A. SOUNDS OF THE GERMAN LANGUAGE, Many German sounds are like English. Listen to and repeat the following German names, and notice which sounds are similar and which are different: Albert Gustav Minna ‘Anton Hans Otto Anna Heinrich Paul Bernhard Jakob Paula Emma Josef Richard Erich Katharina Rudolf Franz Lotte Stefan Friedrich Ludwig ‘Thomas Georg, Martha Wilhelm NOTES 1, Each sound is pronounced clearly and distinctly; sounds are not slurred over as they often are in English. 2. Simple words have one stressed syllable, gen- erally the first one, 3. The Umlaut (*) is placed at times on the letters 4, 0, u and changes their pronunciation. Con- trast the following examples: idber—over, unt- er—under. 4, All nouns are written with a capital leter. 2 CONVERSATIONAL GERMAN B. CoGnares: Worps SIMILAR IN ENGLISH AND GERMAN Now listen to and repeat the following words which are similar in English and German. These words are called “cognates” and are descended from the same root. Notice how German spelling and pronunciation

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