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German A1 Unit 2 What You Learned
German A1 Unit 2 What You Learned
dreizehn / 13
vierzehn / 14
fünfzehn / 15
sechzehn / 16
siebzehn / 17
achtzehn / 18
neunzehn / 19
zwanzig / 20
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verheiratet / married
geschieden / divorced
ledig / single, unwedded
der Sohn / son
die Tochter / daughter
der Freund / boyfriend
die Freundin / girlfriend
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German spelling alphabet and how to pronounce some more complicated German
letters and diphthongs:
A [ah]
B [beh]
C [tseh]
D [deh]
E [eh]
F [ehf]
G [geh]
H [hah]
I [ee]
J [jot]
K [kah]
L [ehl]
M [ehn]
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N [ehn]
O [oh]
P [peh]
Q [koo]
R [ehr]
S [ehs]
T [teh]
U [ooh]
V [fow] - mostly pronounced as ‘f’
W [veh] - pronounced as ‘v’
X [eeks]
Y [üpsilon] - pronounced similar to ‘ü’
Z [tseht]
Ä [a mit Umlaut]
Ö [o mit Umlaut]
Ü [u mit Umlaut]
ß [s] - pronounced like ‘s’, used after long vowels
ei [ey]
ie [eeee]
eu [oy]
sp [shp]
st [sht]
sch [sh]
tsch [tsh]
● mein
used for masculine and neutral (mein Mann, mein Kind)
● meine
used for feminine and plural (meine Frau, meine Eltern)
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ich bin
du bist
er/sie/es ist
wir sind
ihr seid
sie/Sie sind
The irregular verb sprechen means ‘to talk, say, speak’. It changes its
stemm in the second and third person singular (e -> i).
ich spreche
du sprichst
er/sie/es spricht
wir sprechen
ihr sprecht
sie/Sie sprechen
● der - masculine
Male people and professions (der Vater, der Bruder, der Arzt)
Weekdays and months and seasons (der Montag, der Januar, der Sommer)
Words ending -er (der Vater, der Kater, but das Messer)
Words ending in -ismus (der Kapitalismus)
Words ending in -ling (der Liebling)
Car types (der Mercedes)
Most alcoholic drinks (der Wein, der Whiskey, except das Bier)
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● die - feminine
● das - neutral
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