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#1 2011-04-15 18:06:06
Help with Learning German
I couple of you may know I am learning the language of German. I have been for a while know, and I have learned much. I wrote up a self guide to help me memorize.
Here it is:
MY GERMAN GUIDE
Greetings and other Words of Manners:
Hello - Hallo
Goodbye - Auf Wiedersehen
Please - Bitte
Thank You - Danke
You're Welcome - Sie Begrüßen
Sorry - Sorry
Excuse me - Entschuldigen Sie mich.
Yes - Ja
No - Nein
Grammar and Pronouns:
I - Ich
You - Sie
Me - Mir
Us - Uns
We - Wir
My - Meine
He - Er
She - Sie
Her - Ihr
His - Seine
They - Sie
It - Es
Question Words:
Who - Wer
What - Was
Where - Wo
When - Wenn
Why - Warum
How - Wie
Verbs:
Go: Gehen
Going: Gehen
Do: Tun
Doing: Dabei
Be: Werden
Being: Wobei
Talk: Sprech
Talking: Sprechen
Walk: Wandern
Walking: Wandern
Eat: Essen
Eating: Essen
Run: Laufen
Running: Laufen
Die: Klergen
Dying: Klergen
Listen: Hören
Listening: Hören
Common Words if Travelling to Germany:
Food - Essen
Water - Wasser
Bed - Bett
Room - Zimmer
Hotel - Hotel
Money - Geld
Taxi - Taxi
Help - Hilfe
Boy - Junge
Girl - Mädchen
Big - Groß
Small - Klein
Day - Tag
Night - Nacht
Numbers:
1- Ein
2- Zwei
3- Drei
4- Vier
5- Fünf
6- Sechs
7- Seben
8- Acht
9- Neun
10- Zehn
11- Elf
12- Zwölf
13- Dreizehn
14- Vierzehn
15- Fünfzehn
16- Sechszehn
17- Sebenzehn
18- Achtzehn
19- Neunzehn
20- Zwanzig
Alphabet:
A - Ah
B - Bay
C - Tsay
D - Day
E - Ay
F - Eff
G - Gay
H - Ha
I - Ee
J - Yot
K - Caw
L - Ell
M - Em
N - En
O - Oh
P - Pay
Q - Koo
R - Airr
S - Ess
T - Tay
U - Ooh
V - Fau
W - Veh
X - Eeks
Y - Oopsie-lon
Z - Tset
Colors:
Red - Rot
Blue - Blau
Yellow - Gelb
Green - Grün
Orange - Orange
Purple - Lila
Pink - Rosa
Brown - Braun
Grey - Grau
White - Weiß
Black - Schwarz
Weather:
Sunny - Sonnig
Rainy - Regnerisch
Windy - Windig
Snowy - Schneebedeckt
Cloudy - Trübe
Stormy - Stürmisch
Body Parts:
Head - Kopf
Shoulder - Schulter
Stomach - Magen
Leg - Bein
Foot - Fuß
Toe - Zehe
Arm - Arm
Elbow - Ellbogen
Hand - Hand
Finger - Finger
Back - Zurück
Behind - Hinter
Eyes - Augen
Ears - Ohren
Mouth - Mund
Lips - Lippen
Tongue - Zunge
Nose - Nase
Chin - Kinn
Neck - Hals
Hair - Haar
Five Senses:
Sight - Blick
Smell - Geruch
Taste - Geschmack
Hearing - Anhörung
Touch - Touch
Family:
Mother - Mutter
Father - Vater
Brother - Bruder
Sister - Schwester
Friend - Freund
Grandma - Oma
Grandpa - Opa
Cousin - Vetter
Days of the Week:
Monday - Montag
Tuesday - Dienstag
Wednesday - Mittwoch
Thursday - Donnerstag
Friday - Freitag
Saturday - Samstag
Sunday - Sonntag
Months:
January - Januar
February - Februar
March - März
April - April
May - Mai
June - Juni
July - Juli
August - August
September - September
October - Oktober
November - November
December - Dezember
Seasons:
Spring - Frühling
Summer - Sommer
Autumn - Herbst
Winter - Winter
Animals:
Cat - Katze
Dog - Hund
Fish - Fisch
Bird - Vogel
Mouse - Maus
Bug - Bug
Worm - Wurm
Ant - Ameise
Butterfly - Schmetterling
Monkey - Affe
Elephant - Elefant
Giraffe - Giraffe
Zebra - Zebra
Tiger - Tiger
Lion - Löwe
Whale - Wal
Shark - Hai
Turtle - Schildkröte
Helpful Phrases:
I can speak German: Ich kann Deutsche sprechen.
Do you speak English?: Sprechen Sie Englisch?
I need help!: Ich brauche Hilfe!
Where is the bathroom?: Wo ist die Toilette?
Oh my Gosh!: Oh mein Gott!
No, what I needed your help is.... if you are German, and I got something wrong, can you correct me? I wouldn't want to get myself thinking a wrong word is correct.
Also, does anyone know how I would pronounce 'ß' in a word?
Last edited by wiimaster (2011-04-15 20:41:01)
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#4 2011-04-15 18:39:42
Re: Help with Learning German
ß is pronounced as a long s, or "ss". It's called scharfes S, or "esszett".
The only mistake I noticed is in "Sprechen sie Englisch?". Since you're using the formal sie, you'll need to capitalize it, like this: Sie.
I'm learning German as well 
wiimaster wrote:
kimmy123 wrote:
wiimaster wrote:
Also, does anyone know how I would pronounce 'ß' in a word?
I think it's 2 s, so I think ßoy would sound like ssoy.
So would Fuß (Foot) be pronounced FOOS-SEH
It would be pronounced "foos", with the S stressed (like in snake).
Edit: Oh, and I think sorry is "Bedaure" or "Es tut mir Leid".
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#6 2011-04-15 19:16:57
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Re: Help with Learning German
A few things:
1. Auf Wiedersehn does work for goodbye, but if you wanted another one, Tschüss would work.
2. As far as my being meine, that's only when the noun would normally have die in front of it. If it's a der or das word, it's just mein.
3. You have who and where mixed up. Who is wer and where is wo. I don't blame you for being confused on that one though.
4. I learned the German pronunciation of Y as eep-silon. Maybe it's a difference between where we learn it from, maybe not.
5. Vetter might be right for cousin, but I've learned it as cousin (pronounced coo-seen) for a male cousin and cousine (pronounced coo-seen-uh) for a female cousin, in case you wanted to add either of those.
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#9 2011-04-16 09:41:08
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Re: Help with Learning German
wiimaster wrote:
Thanks. I fixed the Who/where thing.
How do you pronounce Tschüss? Is it just SHKUSH or SHKOOSH?
It's more like SHOE-SS.
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#11 2011-04-16 10:20:01
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hmnwilson wrote:
The only mistake I noticed is in "Sprechen sie Englisch?". Since you're using the formal sie, you'll need to capitalize it, like this: Sie.
Not if you're addressing multiple people and "sie" means "they" not "you". In that case "Sprechen sie Englisch?" is correct
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#12 2011-04-16 10:36:45
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Re: Help with Learning German
Afrikaans
Ja. Ek het regtig nodig om Duits te praat.
English
Yes. I really need to speak German.
Italian
Sì, ho davvero bisogno di parlare Tedesco.
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Yep, I'm trilingual.
Well if you wanted honesty, that's all you had to say. I never want to let you down or have you go, it's better off this way.
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#13 2011-04-16 11:28:31
Re: Help with Learning German
Sie Klergen! Joking .
Anyway, I'm not german, but I suggest going to the bookstore/library and finding a english/german dictionary(more acurate then an online one).
If you can't do that, look online.
Hope this helps 
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#14 2011-04-16 11:47:03
Re: Help with Learning German
jfmlove6 wrote:
Sie Klergen! Joking
Anyway, I'm not german, but I suggest going to the bookstore/library and finding a english/german dictionary(more acurate then an online one).
If you can't do that, look online.
Hope this helps
I already have one! (got it for my birthday)
Thanks anyways
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#16 2011-04-16 13:32:27
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PoDo wrote:
ß is pronounced like ss
Yep
In fact, some words that used the ß in the past can have the ß interchanged with "ss" and still be correct. I believe (don't quote me on this) that German is slowly evolving away from the use of the "ß".
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