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Learning German by Nobody: 12:35pm On Dec 10, 2013 |
Good Day everyone, I promised to start-up a Deutsch course here but have been unable to come up with something. Am sorry for keeping those I promised waiting. For those who are not in Lagos and are self-studying, well you are all welcome on board, ask your questions and I promise to help. First I want to say this, learning German is simple if you make it so. I will try my best to make things simple and easy for everyone. And I know we have proficient Deutsch speakers on this forum so I also use this medium to call everyone here, to chip in one or two things to make this thread a worthwhile. Hope to hear good news from everyone….alles gute 1 Like |
Re: Learning German by Nobody: 1:01pm On Dec 10, 2013 |
First we begin with greetings. Guten Morgen! Goodmorning from 6Uhr- 11Uhr Guten Tag! Goodafternoon from 11Uhr- 18Uhr Guten Abend! Goodevening from 18Uhr-………………… Then Introduction. When introducing yourself in German you say. Ich heiße Beebee5000 oder Mein name ist Beebee5000 Ich bin Beebee5000 Then to ask about someones name you say Wie hießen Sie (formal) Wie heißt du( informal) Let’s begin, I will treat some little grammar then we apply them. But most importantly at this stage we will work on vocabularies. 1) Verbs and personal pronouns. Ich I Du You (informal, singular) Sie You (formal, singular) Er,sie es He, She, It Wir we Ihr You (informal, plural) Sie You (formal, plural) Sie They NOTE: (you can distinguish between “sie” meaning she and sie meaning they by the verb ending) we’ll get to that just don’t forget.) please i need feedback to continue |
Re: Learning German by entuk(m): 1:16pm On Dec 10, 2013 |
how can. a novice like me learn proper German? I've always wanted to learn to read, write and speak fluent Deutsche |
Re: Learning German by Nobody: 1:29pm On Dec 10, 2013 |
entuk: how can. a novice like me learn proper German? I've always wanted to learn to read, write and speak fluent Deutschewell its simple, just dedicate some time to it and be motivated to learn you wil get there. welcome on board |
Re: Learning German by musty001: 1:45pm On Dec 10, 2013 |
thnks op, i always wanted 2 learn german #following# |
Re: Learning German by Shehas(m): 1:55pm On Dec 10, 2013 |
@ beebee! I think it wil be more easy 4 us to learn by first knowin d german alphabets lk A, B,C in English. Tnx |
Re: Learning German by Cindino20(m): 1:55pm On Dec 10, 2013 |
Guten Tag alles....@beebee Ich bin student von ihnen... . Alles Gute |
Re: Learning German by Shehas(m): 2:23pm On Dec 10, 2013 |
;DInteresting, let continue! |
Re: Learning German by princeolu254: 2:41pm On Dec 10, 2013 |
Das ist eine gute idee, wenn man heir auf nairaland Deutsch lernen kann. Sie konnen auch auf diese site ( www.dict.cc ) eine neue worter lernen und wie kann man die benutzen. |
Re: Learning German by Nobody: 2:58pm On Dec 10, 2013 |
princeolu254: Das ist eine gute idee, wenn man heir auf nairaland Deutsch lernen kann. Sie konnen auch auf diese site ( www.dict.cc ) eine neue worter lernen und wie kann man die benutzen. Princeolu welcome on board but please lets make it simple, so everyone can follow. Cindino20: Guten Tag alles....@beebee Ich bin student von ihnen... .Guten Tag Cindino20. du bist willkommen Shehas: @ beebee! I think it wil be more easy 4 us to learn by first knowin d german alphabets lk A, B,C in English. Tnx thanks for this pointer sure we shall learn A, B, C and 1, 2, 3 in German |
Re: Learning German by bluerange(f): 3:00pm On Dec 10, 2013 |
@OP, make you help them with how to pronounce it. Take for example Guten Tag, let them know the tag is pronounced tak. |
Re: Learning German by pricelessmr: 7:45pm On Dec 10, 2013 |
Das ist interessant! Du bist ein gut Mann. Please, don't relent... It's a good development. I am looking at doing A1/A2 exam at Goethe institute next year without registering for their training. I am already following thread. beebee and princeolu, i may have to ask u guys for preparatory materials and exam format at Goethe. |
Re: Learning German by Chars1289: 7:49pm On Dec 10, 2013 |
@bee d diff btw Ihr You (informal, plural) nd Sie You (formal, plural)...d tin dey confuse me well well.....can u enlighten me more on it... |
Re: Learning German by pricelessmr: 8:11pm On Dec 10, 2013 |
Chars1289: @bee d diff btw Ihr You (informal, plural) nd Sie You (formal, plural)...d tin dey confuse me well well.....can u enlighten me more on it... Let's clear the confusion: Make sure you understand the meaning of PLURAL You. If I say "You asked the above question" You in the sentence refers to only you (Chars) and it is know as Singular you. "You are good students of learn German", you here refers to more than one person, hence, Plural. When addressing a friend, colleague, young ones, family member in an unofficial platform, then use INFORMAL you ( Du, Ihr). For official setting or mark of respect use FORMAL you (Sie, Sie). When in doubt use Sie. Just like Ose and Ese in yoruba lang. the diff is respect. Note that the S in Sie is always capitalized irrespective of its position in a sentence. |
Re: Learning German by princeolu254: 8:32pm On Dec 10, 2013 |
German Mistake: Wie is often used used instead of als For example: Er ist grӧβer wie sein Vater. (He is taller than his father.) Dieses Auto ist teurer wie mein letztes. (This car is more expensive than my last one.) The correct way would be: Er ist grӧβer als sein Vater. Dieses Auto ist teurer als mein letztes. Though both wie and alS are used when comparing two items or people, it must be remembered that: 1)Wie is used solely when both things compared are equal 2) Als is used only when the items compared are unequal. Wie is an adverb and als is a conjunction. |
Re: Learning German by princeolu254: 9:05pm On Dec 10, 2013 |
The following is an overview of essential German greetings (Grüße) you need to know when encountering a German speaker. Though the casual way of addressing someone in German is included, these sayings should be reserved only for close friends and family. As a general rule, always use the more formal way of speaking when in Germany, namely with Sie (formal you) instead of du (familiar you). Hello. Hallo. Grüß dich! casual Grüß Gott! In southern Germany and Austria. Guten Tag. Hello/Good Day. Guten Morgen/Guten Abend. Good morning/evening. Bye! Auf Wiedersehen. Auf Wiederhören. Bye on the telephone. Tschüss! casual Bis bald! See you soon! Bis später! See you later! How are you? Wie geht es Ihnen? formal Wie geht es dir? casual I'm fine. Es geht mir gut. I'm so-so. Es geht. I'm not doing well. Es geht mir schlecht. I'm doing better. Es geht mir besser. Excuse me! Entschuldigen Sie bitte! formal Entschuldigung! casual Pardon me? Wie bitte? Please. Bitte. Thank you. Danke. I'm sorry. Es tut mit leid. Really? Wirklich? Gladly! Gerne! Nice to meet you. Sehr erfreut. Take care Mach's gut. |
Re: Learning German by Chars1289: 11:27pm On Dec 10, 2013 |
@priceless......dts ws a priceless clarification......Danke |
Re: Learning German by Nobody: 11:30pm On Dec 10, 2013 |
pricelessmr: Das ist interessant! Du bist ein gut Mann.Danke. aber "Du bist ein gut Mann" ist falsch....................... "Du bist ein guter Mann" ist richtig.... we shall treat that later on. As for materials on A1/A2 exams no problem, you can pin me and I will send all I got to you. @Chars1289 i think @pricelessmr has answered you, if you are still not cleared ask more questions. princeolu254: German Mistake: Wie is often used used instead of als Bros this is not for beginners, now lets start from the "begining begining" i hope you understand. (A1 level ) |
Re: Learning German by Nobody: 12:37am On Dec 11, 2013 |
I would like this thread to interactive, guys come up with questions, and grey areas you don't understand. Meanwhile here is how they read the Alphabets in German. English German Aa.......... ah Bb.......... beh Cc......... tseh Dd_____________ deh Ee_____________ eh Ff_____________ eff Gg_____________ geh Hh_____________ ha Ii______________ i Jj______________ yot Kk_____________ kah Ll______________ ell Mm____________ emm Nn_____________ enn Oo_____________ oh Pp_____________peh Qq_____________ku Rr______________err Ss_____________ ess Tt_____________ teh Uu_____________ oo Vv_____________ fow Ww_____________ veh Xx______________ ix Yy______________ oop-seh-lon Zz______________ tsett Then we have the special alphabets Ää ae Öö oe Üü ue ß ss There are 26 Latin characters in German alphabet plus 4 special letters These special letters are ä, ö, ü and ß (these funny dots are called Umlauts) You will never find a word that starts with the letter ß Some of the letters are pronounced in the way that not a single English letter is pronounced German "R" is famous for its pronunciation. This is how you tell Germans from the rest of people. They pronounce "R" from the back of their throats. |
Re: Learning German by Amanda6(f): 9:29am On Dec 11, 2013 |
beebee5000: I would like this thread to interactive, guys come up with questions, and grey areas you don't understand.'j' would be yot not jot, 'j' as in jetzt it would be pronounced as yetzt. |
Re: Learning German by Nobody: 10:09am On Dec 11, 2013 |
Amanda6: 'j' would be yot not jot, 'j' as in jetzt it would be pronounced as yetzt.thks that was a typo error Corrected. peeps I need comments to continue |
Re: Learning German by Shehas(m): 9:34pm On Dec 11, 2013 |
Following! Good start for we beginners. Pls help us with pronunciation .Tnx |
Re: Learning German by honourableseyi: 10:33pm On Dec 11, 2013 |
At last. Danke oga beebee2000, princeolu and the rest for your effort here. May God continue to reward you abundantly. To learn more about the pronunciation, I will like you guys to check out this website www.duolingo.com; we can compliment what we are learning here with what we will learn on the site and ask questions when we are not clear. @beebee2000, Please I will also need the materials for the A1/A2 exams bitte. Danke |
Re: Learning German by Nobody: 1:55pm On Dec 12, 2013 |
Following bumper to bumper |
Re: Learning German by pricelessmr: 5:12pm On Dec 12, 2013 |
beebee5000: Thanks for pointing that, I am confident that I ll get to ur level of fluency if I continue to follow ur guide. I'm in SS Nigeria and get to Lagos sparingly. I may be in Lagos next week. I tried to pm u but u can reach me with dis email addy hiresources@yahoo dot com. for d materials. |
Re: Learning German by Shehas(m): 5:13pm On Dec 12, 2013 |
Guten Tag! Waiting for today's lesson. |
Re: Learning German by Fulaman198(m): 5:45pm On Dec 12, 2013 |
How well do you all speak Nigerian/West African languages before promoting a language that is only spoken in 3 countries? |
Re: Learning German by Iceslizer(f): 6:00pm On Dec 12, 2013 |
Bugger off FOOLaman, this class isn't for you |
Re: Learning German by Fulaman198(m): 6:05pm On Dec 12, 2013 |
Iceslizer: Bugger off FOOLaman, this class isn't for you Let me know when you move to Switzerland, Germany or Austria so I can jump for joy. |
Re: Learning German by Iceslizer(f): 6:13pm On Dec 12, 2013 |
Are there any hard and fast rules for remembering which nouns go with the definite articles 'Der, Das and die'. I know nouns are assigned genders but it's hard trying to remember the ones that are male and female genders. |
Re: Learning German by Iceslizer(f): 6:15pm On Dec 12, 2013 |
Fulaman198:I'm in the UK, and I can go wherever I wish to |
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