German Basic
German Basic
Wur-7& M!<
Printed in China
Reprinted in February 2005
ISBN 800256-88-AMC
Text: Dr. Steve Williams (Word Bank)
Language Adviser: Sabine Amoos
Teaching Adviser: Rosi McNab
Editors: Saskia Gorospe Rombouts, Sylvia Goulding ,
Peter Kellersman , Elvira Ortiz, Joachim Siebert,
Audio Producer: RPUPaul Ruben Studios
lnterior Design : Max Grandall
Production Director: Helen Breen
Production: Lyndall Culbertson, Elizabeth Onorato
Illustrations: Mona Daly, Parrot Graphics, Andy Levine , Chris Reed
Maps: MAGELLAN Geographix
Acknowledgments
Thanks are due to the following individuals and organizations for
their assistance du ring the location recordings in Berlin :
Professor Werner Dewitz of the Freie Universitt Berlin for his
assistance in organizing the location recordings ; Suzanne Ramshaw
for her assistance to the Audio Producer; Anke Sontowski and Rabea
Werner for conducting the interviews. The following organizations
kindly allowed us to record interviews with members of their staff on
their premises: Cafe Kranzier (Wolfgang Nowak) ; Avis Car Rental
(Benno Kischel) ; T&M Verlag (Dr. Harald Bttcher) ; bersee
Reisebro (Uwe Klapka) ; UTTA Reisebro (Helga Youssef) ;
Kempinski Hotel Bristol; Potsdam Information (Gabi Weidner) ;
KaDeWe (Karin Tauer) ; Peek & Cloppenburg (Herr Grojohann) ;
Flughafen Tegel.
ontents
Unit 1
Guten Tag! Meeting. greeting. and introducing yourse/f: spel/ing; numbers 0-20
Freut mich!
..... I
.... 2
(Tracks 10-16) Kommen Sie aus Berlin? . . ......... . ... ... .. . ...... 9
Extra
(Tracks 17-19)
Checkpoints ....... . .. .
Unit 2
. . .. .... . . . ..
14
Was darf es sein? Eating out and food shopping; numbers 21-99 and /00-/000 . . . .. .. 17
Lesson I {Tracks 1-3) Eine Portion Pommes, bitte! .... ..... . .. ... . ..... ... 18
Lesson 2
(Tracks 4-7)
Lesson 3
Extra
{Tracks 12) . .
.... . .. 30
Alles ber mich Exchanging information about occupations and families ; nationalities
and /anguages . . . . . . . .
Test 1
..... . .... 25
... A4
Checkpoints
Unit 3
. . .. .. . . . ... . . .. . .... 21
. .. . . . . . .. . ........................ 33
Lesson 2
{Tracks 5-7)
Lesson 3
Extra
(Track 12)
Checkpoints ... . . .
. ...... 46
iii
Unit 4
Willkommen in Berlin! Checking into a hote/; finding your way araund town; days
and time
Lesson
..... . . . . . . .. . . . .. .. . 49
(Tracks 1-3)
Lesson 2
(Tracks 4-7)
. . . . .. .. . ... . . .. . . . . . .. 53
. 58
(Tracks 14-16)
. ... . A9
Checkpoints
Unit 5
.. . 62
ordinal numbers
... 65
Lesson 3
Extra
. All
Checkpoints
Unit 6
. .. 76
Unterwegs Traue/ by rail; renting a car; using public transportation . . . ... . . . . ..... 79
. .. 86
Extra
.. A14
(Tracks 12-14)
AnswerKey
iv
German
.. 83
Checkpoints
Test 2
.... 66
.. 90
nit
is about meeting people and
giving information about yourself. By the
end , you will know how to :
greet people and say goodbye
introduce yourself
spell your name and give your
telephone number
ask somebody's name
say where you ' re from
Gu ten
Tag !
w
1
r
B a n k
Abend
euening
ich heie
ach
oh
Ihnen
(to)
auch
also
ist
is
Auf Wiederhren.
mein
my
mich
me
Morgen
morning
you
danke
thank
es
il
Nacht
night
Familienname
Name
name
Frau
Mrs.!Ms.
sehr gut
uery weil
Freut mich'
Sie
you
Tag
day
gut
good: weil
Tschs'
Bye (informa/)1
Gute Nacht'
Good nightl
und
and
Guten Abend'
Good eueningl
Und lhnen7
And you7
Guten Morgen'
Good morningl
Guten Tag
Vorname
first name
Hallo'
H.lI.
wie
how
Herr
Mr.
Wie geht's7
ich
you
(formal)
Unit I
mic h!
Greeting people and giving your name
Listen caTejully to the intToducti ons and repeat.
Guten Tag!
Guten Morgen!
Guten Abend!
Tschs!
German
Gute Nacht!
3.
ist _ _ __
Wie bitte?
I'm sorry?/ PaTdmi? (Literally: How please?)
Now Listen to the 1est of the 'r ecording j'o1 this section.
4.
Wie _ _ _ _ - - - - _ _ _ _ ?
Hmtmann: Sehr _ _ __
_ _ _ _ ,Und _ _ _ _ ?
Un it I
Clos e - up
The letter
The Ietter indicates a sharper "s" sound. lts pronunciation is
similar to the ss in English. Usual/y the is preceded by a lang
vowel (e.g .. Strae, Fu, etc.).
ss is used when it is preceeded by a short vowel (Wasser,
Kasse). in upper case words (FUSS). or when typewriters and
keyboards are not equipped with the Ietter.
Verbs
When you Iook up verbs in a dictionary. you '/1 notice that most of
them end in -en. (This verb form is cal/ed the infinitive.) For
example: heien is the verb "to be cal/ed."
However. "/ am cal/ed" is ich heie-without the -n ' This is
because the ending of a German verb changes according to
whether the subject is "/," "we." "you ." "he!shelit." or "they." We '/1
be explaining this in more detail later in the unit.
German
Petra
Hannelore
Sabine
Kar!
Sibylle
Kthe
Susanne
Kerstin
Sylvia
Klaus
Walter
Peter
Werner
Wo r d
B a n k
buchstabieren
to spei/
nein
no
erreichen
to reach
neu
new
hier
here
nicht
not
im Moment
at the moment
Nummer
number
ja
yes
spricht
speaks. is speaking
can
wiederholen
to repeat
can
zuhren
to Iisten
Magazin
magazine
zurckrufen
to ca/1 back
natrlich
of course.
natural/y
Unit I
N umbers 0-10
0
1
2
n ull
e ins
zwei/zwo*
3
4
5
drei
vier
fnf
6
7
8
neun
10
zehn
sech s
s ieben
ac h t
Yes.
No.
Tempo Magazin
Petra Lenz
Priesterweg 10,
13151 Berlin
Telefon 030 181 9000
Tempo Magazin
a.
ABC Werbung
Dieter Schulz
Petra Lenz
Priesterweg 10,
13151 Berlin
Telefon 030 181 9510
Uhlandweg 101 ,
13180 Berlin
Telefon 030 319 1510
b.
c.
Sind Sie . . . ?
. . . ist im Moment nicht hier.
Rann er mich zurckrufen?
German
Sie sind dran! It's youT t'tm'n! Imagine that you are
phonh1g Tempo Mctgctzin. You want to spectk to Her1
Schulz. Make sure thctt you cctn spell your nenne and
give your phone nu1nber in Germctn before you plcty
the Tecorcling.
I'm. so r1y.
A bis Z Versicherung
A-Z Insu1"ctnce (nanw of compctny)
Ic~ bin's.
It's me.
Ciao!
Bye! (Ualian-very inj"o'rmal
t Ge1mnn)
Ich bin unter ... zu erreichen.
You cctn 1each me at. ..
6.
Unit I
Close - up
Verb endings
Ta use a uerb with a subjecl in a sentence. you haue lo change the form
ofthat uerb (conjugate) . in many cases. you Iake the -en ending off the
infiniliue. leauing the stem of the uerb. then add the appropriate ending
for the subjecl. For example. the uerb "to be cal/ed" in German is heien.
The stem of heien is hei-. lf you want to say "/ am called." you add
the ending -e to the stem: ich heie. Here is the full present tense of
heien:
Sing ular
ich ......... .... .......
h ei~
I . ..
.. ...... am
cal/ed
Plural
wir ........ .. ... ..... ..heien
we ..
These uerb endings are the same for a/mosl al/ verbs-so you only haue
to /earn them once.
Capital l e tter s
Capitals are used more frequently in German than in English. They
are used:
at the beginning of a sentence (as in English)
for proper nouns. e.g .. peop/e's names (as in English)
for all other nouns. e.g .. Name "name ... Tag "day"
for Sie. "you." Ihnen. "to you." and Ihr. "your"
The word for ''1"-ich-doesn 't have a cap ital (un less it comes at the
begin ni ng of a sentence).
German
B a n k
Wo r d
auf
an
Mnchen
Munich
aus
sterreich
Austria
ausgezeichnet
plus
plus
Bayern
Bavaria
(German state or Land)
Polen
Poland
recht gut
uery weil
Bern
Berne
Schleswig-Holstein
das
this; that
Sch/eswig-Ho/stein
(German state or Land)
may
und
and
Geschftsreise
business trip
Urlaub
uacation
im
in the
von
from; of
Kln
Co/ogne
vorstellen
to introduce
kommen
to come
Wien
Vienna
Land
woher
where from
minus
minus
Unit I
I0
German
oKiel
Bc..rliJl
Deutschland
Sie sind dran! It 's your turn! Introduce yourself, and say
whe~e
a~e
some country
na~nes
to
Icmnefrom . ..
Australien
Australia
England
England
Grobritannien
Great B~itain
Irland
Ireland
Kanada
Canada
Neuseeland
NewZealand
Nordirland
Northern Ireland
Schottland
Scotlancl
Sdafrika
South Africa
Wales
Wales
DidYou Know 7
G erman speakers are generally a little moreformal in
the way they address each other than English speakers.
lt's quite usual. and not unfriendly. for colleagues and
neighbors to address each other by their last name. as
Herr Schmidt or Frau Braun. rather than use their first names. Howeuer. the younger
generation is more relaxed about this.
Frau is the title for all adult women. whether they are married or not. You should use the
title Frulein. "Miss." only to refer to a female child or adolescent-if at all.
__
Unit I
II
May I introduc e . .. ?
Th:is/Tha t is ...
A1e youfrom he-re?
c.PRL>~
:i
GI
4.
Cl.
elf
zwlf
dreizehn
14
15
16
vierzehn
fnfzehn
17
18
siebzehn
achtzehn
sechzehn
c.,ORL>~
:i
GI
5.
12
German
16
19
20
neunzeh n
zwanzig
6.
Short
Long
kann
nett
"can"
'nice"
Tag
e.
geht"'
"da y"
"goes"
ist
"'is"
wie "'
"hotv "
kommt
"so"
plus
"comes "
"pl'us'
so
gut
"good"
" In some tvords, the long vowels are spelled ah; eh; ie(h):
oh; uh.
Close - up
The verb sein "to be"
As in English, this is an irregular uerb. Jt's also a uery useful uerb-you
won't get far without learning it' Here are the forms of the present tense:
ich ..... ................... bin
Unit I
13
Checkpoints
Use this section to test everything you've learned during
Utis unit and review anything you're unsure of.
Yes
No
0
Guten Morgen!
Guten Tag!
Guten Abend!
(Auf) Wiedersehen!
Tschs!
Gute Nacht!
introduce yourself
Ich heie
AoB,C,Dooo
countjrO'In 0 to 20
Null, eins, zwei,
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
German
Canyou ... ?
Yes
No
0 . . .... 0
.. . . .. 0
Das ist .. .
0 . ..... 0
0 . . . . .. 0
L e arning tips
Don 't try to do too 'rnuch at one Ume. U is generally bette1 to
stucly jor short periods eve1y dcty and review ojten thctn to t1y to
clo a whole unitat one sitting. Try to fixaregular time to study:
find the best time of clay, ctncl a lways study at that time.
Unit I
15
l(}
c=J
n
is about buying food and
drink. By the end, you'll know how to:
order food and drink
ask to pay, and make other requests
when eating out
ask for food items in stores and at
the market
ask how much something costs
ask about availability of items
Wa s
dar f es
sein ?
Wo r d
B a n k
alles
euerything
der Imbiss
snack bar
das Bier
beer
der Kaffee
coffee
bitte
please
das Ksebrot
Bitte schn7
cheese sandwich or
roll
klein
small
die Bratwurst
mit
with
das Brot
bread
French fries
die Cola
cola
die Portion
portion
die Currywurst
curried sausage
das Salamibrot
der Euro
euro
salami sandwich an
roll
der Senf
gro
big
mustard
I would like
Anything eise?
Unit 2
17
~ne
_ _ _ _ schn?
Ich _ _ _ _ eine _ _ _ _ mit Brot.
Vendor:
Custmner:
noch etwas?
Ja. _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Vendor:
Cnstomer:
Noch etwas?
Nein, ~=-=-:-:-:-=-::~~-~------~---~-~
bitte
Bratwurst
danke
eine Cola
mchte
sonst
~c.,ORD%
2.
You 'ye onleYing a 'lneal for youYself and a friend from the
menu below. Listen to the YecoYding ctnd look ctt the
dialogue on the next page. Follow the instructions and order
from the menu below.
SCHNELLIMBISS AM ZOO
~
Cola
Salamibrot
2,00~
\1B~r,~ein
Currywurst 3,00
1,70
1,90
Q
18
German
Kaffee 1,70
und eine
~.
och etwas?
That's ctll.
c,ORD~
Gl
Numbers 10-100
10
zehn
40
vierzig
70
siebzig
90
neunzig
20
zwanzig
50
fnfzig
80
achtzig
100
hundert
30
dreiig
60
sechzig
c,ORD~
3.
"
Ci'rcl e the prices that you hear.
3. 18,-; 80,-; 8 ,-
Unit2
19
4.
Close - up
=
der Kaffee
ein Kaffee
die Wurst
eine Wurst
das Brot
ein Brot
Note that the definite article is die for all nouns in the plural. regardless of gender. die
Pommes frites . Ein(e) "a" has no direct plural.
There is no particular logic as to whether a noun is masculine. feminine . or neuter-although
there are some clues that we'll be looking at later. You simply haue to learn the gender with the
noun. For this reason. it's best to learn the noun with its definite article: not Brot but das Brot.
From now an. all the nouns in the Ward Bank will be shown with their definite article.
Don't worry too much if you can't remember the correct article at firstl
20
German
in Bier , bitt e!
Ordering drinks in a ca[e
Unil2
21
~.
Apfelschorle
apple juice ancl mine1al watm
0,3*
0,4
0,33
0,33
Berliner Export
Berliner Weie
2,00
2,80
2,20
2,40
Getrnke-kalt
Berliner Weie
light bee1 with red or green sy1up
Cola
Mineralwasser
Mineralwasser, still
Orangensaft
Grapefruitsaft
Apfelsaft
Apfelschorle
Export
Export-a da rke1~ fuller-bodiecl beer
Mit Milch oder mit Zi trone?
With milk or with le1non?
2,00
1,80
1,80
1,90
2,00
2,00
2,40
Getrnke-hei
Pils
Pilsener-a light-colored beer with a dry,
bitter tctSLe
w
also
der Apfelsaft
die Bedienung
bestellen
der Cappuccino
der Espresso
das Export
der Fruchtsaft
fr
das Glas
der Grapefruitsaft
hei
Herr Ober!
der Kaffee
kalt
das Knnchen
22
German
r d
weil
apple Juice
seruice. waitress
to order
cappuccino
espresso
Export beer
fruit Juice
for
glass
grapefruit Juice
hot
Waiter!
coffee
cold
pot (of tea or coffee)
Cappuccino
Espresso
Filterkaffee Tasse
Knnchen
Tee (Ceylon , Earl Grey)
Glas
Schokolade m. Sahne
2,40
1,80
2,00
3,00
2,00
2,50
B a n k
die Milch
oder
der Orangensaft
das Pils
die Rechnung
die Sahne
die Sahnehaube
die Schokolade
die Speisekarte
still (ohne Kohlensure)
der Tee
was
wnschen
(be)zahlen
die Zitrone
milk
or
orange Juice
Pilsener beer
check (bill)
cream
head of cream
chocolate
menu
non-carbonated
tea
what
want. wish
pay
lemon
2iluire-Pik
1 fJaJJ/Ja.eetiro
11f~te-kdot<-fe-
2~/a.f Tu
200
200
210
210
200
200
1tf:lilrlfeM!f
h'tte-t<-iaffu
880
1ftirei"'.Ituac.fer.fti!!
1 f".riJt<-M.fO
300
700
ao
360
bo
Co
180
180
I would like
We would like
Unit 2
23
Close - up
Masculine nouns
On page 20 we said that it's ein Kaffee. So why do we say
Ich mchte einen Kaffee ?
ein Kaffee:
Feminine:
eine Cola:
Neuter:
ein Brot:
24
German
b.
c.
d.
Es schmeckt gut!
n tastes good!
Sehen Sie?
You see?
Unit 2
25
Wo r d
B a n k
aber
but
kosten
to cost
postcard
lecker
delicious
bakery
nehmen
to take
billig
cheap
carnation
bitte schn
das Obst
fruit
dann
olive
diese
these
orange
ganz
very: completely
probieren
to try
das Gemse
vegetab/e(s)
rase
das Gramm(-)
gram
der Schafskse
gro
big
schwarz
black
haben
to haue
souvenir
insgesamt
altogether
sweet
der Kse
cheese
DidYou Know ?
fn2002 the euro (der Euro) became the official
currency in Germany and Austria. replacing the
Deutschmark and the Austrian shilling.
One euro equals JOD cent.
The Swiss currency is the Swiss franc (der
Schweizer Franken) abbreviated sfr. One franc
equals IOD Rappen .
German-speaking countries only use the metric
system of measurement.
26
German
Unit 2
27
3.
20
zwanzig
27
34
21
einundzwanzig
28
35
22
zwei undzwanzig
29
36
23
drei undzwanzig
30
37
24
vierundz,vanzig
31
38
25
32
39
26
33
40
c,ORD~
G\
4.
hea~fTom
a. 34
43
J.
62
26
b. 13
30
g. 39
93
c. 97
79
h. 80
18
d. 35
53
i.
41
51
e. 82
28
j.
56
65
each pair:
dcty
Kse
cheese
schon
alreacly
schn
beauUfttl
gut
good
Stck
p iece
28
German
O 'll
100
(e in)h undert
500
fnfhund e rt
200
zwcihunde rt
600
s echshunde rt
300
dreihunde rt
700
s ie be nhund e rt
4 00
vie rhund e rt
800
achthunde rt
900
1000
n e u nhunde rt
tausend
Clos e - up
Nouns- plural
Not many German nouns form their plurals with an -s like English
nouns (these are usual/y words taken from English and French:
e.g. das Souvenir. die Souvenir~ . Feminine nouns ending in -e in
the singular a/ways take -n in the p/ura/:
die Rose
the rase
die Rosen
the roses
You 'l/ come across other plura/ forms in the fol/owing units. The
p/ural ending will be shown in the Ward Bank. in parentheses
after the noun. (-) means that the noun doesn't change in the p/ura/.
Unit 2
29
Checkpoints
Use this section to test everything you've learned cluring
this unit ancl review anything you're unsure of.
Yes
No
0 ...... 0
Hallo!
Entschuldigung!
0 ...... 0
0 ...... 0
0 ...... 0
0 ...... 0
0 ...... 0
0 ...... 0
0 ...... 0
0 .. . ... 0
30
German
0 ...... 0
Yes
No
0 ...... 0
0 ...... 0
Learning tips
Be selecU've in your 'vocabulary learning. Don'tfeel Lhat, you hcwe
to learn every word and expression youfind in this couYse.
Instead, clwose the 15-20 words or expressionsfront each spread
thaL seen11nost useful and 1elevant to you, and an to n1ake
lhem stick in your ntemory. That way, by the end of tlle course
you 'll have an active German vocabula'ry of between 540 and 720
words. But, you'll alsofind thnt, you've absorbecl ct much lcuger
passive vocabulary t/1 rough heming and rectding loLs of German.
Unit 2
31
I
U
Alles
ber
mich
Wo r d
3
B a n k
aber
but
child
der Bruder("")
brother
klein
small
die Eitern
parents
leben
to live
grandchild
ledig
single. unmarried
grandson
leider
unfortunately
husband: man
family
mein/e
my
die Mutter("")
mother
gesch ieden
divorced
noch
still
die Geschwister
noch nicht
not yet
partner (male)
getrennt
separated
partner (female)
grandmolher
sister
grandfather
son
haben
to haue
die Tochter ( .. )
daughter
lhr/e
your
der Vater ( .. )
father
jung
young
verheiratet
married
kein/e
zu
too; to
Unit 3
33
.
as ist meine Familie
Talking about the family
34
So I'm a grandmother.
German
a. tneine _ _ _
Hedwig
b.mein _ __
Cle m e n s
0~
c.mein _ __
orbert
ich _ __
Anna
d.mein _ __
Klaus
g.mein _ __
Ra phael
h. m eine _ __
Julia
e. m e ine _ __
Birg it
Bruder
Schwester
Mann
Sohn
Mutter
Tochter
Schwester
Vater
f. m eine _ __
Steffi
Unit 3
35
4.
I-Ieif~en
e.
Sie sind dran! It's your twrn! You'1e going to ctsk He1r
Fronun these quesUons. Prepctre some written notes to
help you before playing Lhe recorcltg.
,.,.
36
German
Close - up
Verbs : haben "to have"
Haben
Unit 3
37
Wo r d
B a n k
an
at
in
arbeiten
to work
arbeitslos
unemployed
restaurant
bank
schoo/
selbstndig
independent(ly).
for onese/f
bei
fg_r_ a company)
38
in
profession
university
office
wahr
true
factory
What's your
profession 7
falsch
false
wo
where
Geschft
store: business
zur Zeit
at the moment
German
HAGEN
COMPUTERTECHNIK
GmbH
Jochen Wei
Siefan Dombrowski
Architekturbro Schmidt
Skanda-Mbel AG
Klaus- Dieter Stolz
Katharina Mller
Unit 3
39
Be ru fe-Professi on s
Don 'l atlernpl to lecon oll lhese professious. Do nolice
llwl llle feminiHe fonus coe usuallyfonnecl by aclcliug
-in lo llze masculine fonns.
nutsculine
feminine
Architekt (-en)
Arzt ("-e)
Bauarbeiter (-)
Fotograf (-en)
Friseur (-e)
Kassierer (-)
1\:ellner (-)
Rrankenpfleger (-)
Kundenberater (-)
Knst.ler (-)
Lehrer (-)
Professor (-en)
Regisseur (-e)
Rennfahrer (-)
Schauspieler (-)
Student. (-en)
Taxifahrer(-)
Techniker(-)
Verkufer(-)
Arehit<:'ktin (-n<'n)
rztin (-nen)
Bauarbeite rin (-n<'n)
Fotografin (-nen)
Friseuse (-n)
Kassiererin (-nen)
Kellnel'in (-nen)
Iankenpflegerin (-nen)
Kundenberat<.'rin (-nf'n)
l{nstlerin (-nen)
Lchrerin (-nen)
Prof<.'ssorin (-ncn)
Hegisseurin (-ncn)
R<.'nnfahrerin (-nen)
Schauspielerin (-nen)
Studf'ntin (-nen)
Ta_;x ifahrerin (-nen)
Technikerin (-nen)
Verl\:uferin (-nen)
archilecl
clocto1
conslruclion worf,er
plwtogntphe r
/)(( ird resse r
casl! ier
waile1; wailress
liUI'Se
cuslome r ad t'ise r
Ol'liSf
leaclze r
professor
lj'ilm) direclor
1acing driver
acto1; actress
student
ta.ri d l'i vn
Lech 11 icia n
sales clerk
DidYou Know 7
ver 100 million people speak German as their native language. The majority live in Germany.
Austria. and the German-speaking part of Switzerland. but there are also German-speaking areas of
ltaly (South Tyrol) . France (Alsace) . Luxembourg. Belgium. parts of Eastern Europe. and Russia. as
well -.o.s German-speaking communities in North and South America and in eastern and southern
Africa (e.g .. Namibia)
There are more than 40 different dialects of German Same of the main ones are: Plattdeutsch
(northern Germany) ; Schsisch (parts of eastern Germany) ; Bayerisch (Bavaria) and the closely
related sterreichisch (Austria) ; Schwbisch (south central Germany) ; and Alemannisch (spoken
in southwestern Germany and parts of Switzerland-the Swiss version is commonly called
Schwyzerdtsch or Schweizerdeutsch).
40
German
2.
. Er ist nicht
. Er ist nicht
Bauarbeiter
Knstler
Schauspielerin
Friseuse
Regisseur
Taxifahrer
Kassierer
Rennfahrer
Unit 3
41
Close - up
Dative case
Notice that the German for "in a bank" is in einer Bank. and "in a store" is in einem
Geschft. These are the endings of the datiue case. The datiue is used after prepositions
(words that indicate position) like in "in." or an "at: when they indicate location. and
always after the prepositions aus "out of!from " and von ''[rom!of."'
42
German
Polnisch
Englisch
Russisch
Franzsisch
Spanisch
Italienisch
Trkisch
Wo r d
B a n k
alt
old
country
das Alter
age
auerdem
also
native language.
mother tongue
Deutsch
German
zip code
Englisch
English
die Schweiz
Switzerland
etwas
a bit; something
sprechen
speak
der Familienstand
maritat status
Franzsisch
French
foreign language
genauso
just as
year
jetzt
now
street. road
die Trkei
Turkey
wie
as: how
wohnen
live
place of residence
(town)
Unit 3
43
2.
Italiener/in
Russe/Russin
Australier/in
Kanadier/in
Schweizer/in
Brite/ Bri ti n
sterreicher/in
Spanier/in
Deutscher/Deutsche
Pole/Polin
Trke/Trkin
Franzose/Franzsin
Vorname:
8M'p
Cfaalia
Strae, Nr.:
II
Vorname:
Oopr
aJ'tafa
Strae, Nr.:
fozfJI"t.s'tr-aie. 12
PLZ:
Name:
tl,.az
8 0 1 0
Vorname:
~c!.-i
lla.~rJ'
Strae, Nr.:
/)oMJ'tr-aie. 90
Wohnort:
Name:
J';Mia.aef' J'tr-aie.
PLZ:
Wohnort:
1 9 0 9 8
h-e.ibaJ"f
PLZ:
110a
Wohnort:
1 0 1 8 3
Land:
Land:
Staatsangehrigkeit:
Staatsangehrigkeit:
Staatsangehrigkeit:
Muttersprache:
Muttersprache:
Muttersprache:
8M'tir
Land:
Oe.at.rc!.fa~rl
//)e.at.rc!.
Oe.at.rc!.
Fremdsprachen:
Fremdsprachen:
Alter:
Alter:
Alter:
Familienstand
Familienstand
Familienstand
Fremdsprachen:
, /tale.~rt".rc!.
31
_.;...,;.atd
a.
etwas Italienisch
genauso gut wie
Ich bin ... Jahre a lt.
Ich wohne jetzt in Berlin.
r. =Nummer
PLZ =Postleitzahl
4.
b.
a bit of Italian
just as well as
I'1n. . . yea1s old.
I Hve in Be1l'in now.
nun'tber
zip code
44
German
c.
P r on uncia tion
Let's practice some pronounciation now. Listen
to the TCCOTd'ing.
Close - up
Verbs: sprechen "to speak"
ich ...... .............. ..spreche
wir...... .... .. ........ sprechen
Sie ..... ... .... .... .... sprechen
er/sie/es ....... ...... ... spricht
sie ... ....... ..... .. ... sprechen
I{ a uerb is irregular in the present tense. it's usually only irregular in the er/sie/es form. From now
an. we'll just be giuing you the irregular forms in the Ward Bank: we won't be showing the whole
uerb in Close-up.
British man/woman
Deutscher/Deutsche
German man/woman
Franzose/Fran zsin
French man/woman
Pole/Polin
Polish man/woman
Russe/Russin
Russian man/woman
Trke/Trkin
Turkish man/woman
Unit 3
45
Checkpoints
Use this section to test everything you've learned during
this unit and review anything you're unsure of.
Yes
No
0 ... . .. 0
0 ..... . 0
0 .. .... 0
einen Bruder.
eine Schwester.
einen Sohn.
eine Tochter.
einen Partner.
eine Partnerin.
0 .... . . 0
0 ...... 0
say what you ctnd othe'rs do fo r a living ... .... ... . .. . ........
0 ... . .. 0
0 ...... 0
46
German
0 . .. ... 0
Yes
No
0 ..... . 0
0 ...... 0
L e arning tips
Try recmding your voice when you speak, wnd Listen Lo the
recorcling Lo see how you might be able Lo imp1o've. Recorcl yott'l'
voice regulctrly, and keep the ,.,ecordings. Go back Lo the
beginning of your recording afLer aj'ew weelis or months to see
how yott hcwe improved!
Unit 3
47
Willk omm en
lll
Berl in!
Wo r d
B a n k
ab+reisen
to leaue. depart
das Frhstck
breakfast
alles
a/l, euerything
heute
today
registration form
inklusive
included; inclusiue
address
moment
aus+fllen
to fill out
night
10 number.
posspart number
nehmen
to take
oje
oh dear
bath
person
belegt
occupied. taken
pro
per
bestellen
to reserue. order
teuer
expensive
bleiben
to stay
das WC (-s)
WC. toilet
das Doppelzimmer( -)
double room
wenigstens
at least
shower
Wie lange7
How long7
single room
willkommen
welcome
extra
extra
week
form
room
frei
free . uacant
Unit 4
49
1.
Who 's staying where? .Nlatch the names with the romn
numbers. Cctreful: there a1e two numbers too many.
117
119
a. Herr Bach'mann
123
b. Frau Armbruster
132
217
219
2.
(ei n)hunderteins
121
hunderteinundzwanzig
201
221
199
257
375
999
SO
German
Hotel I
Einzelzimmer pro Nacht
Hotel 2
Hotel 3
80,-
75 .-
mitWC
Ja
mit Dusche/Bad
mit Frhstck
nem
Alles b elegt.
Das is t zu t eu e r!
(Three nights.)
acht.
Unit 4
SI
5.
HOTEL SPREEWALD
------Anmeldeformular
Familienname:
Vorname:
Anschrift
Strae/ Nummer:
PLZ/Wohnort:
Land:
Ausweisnummer:
Close - up
Separa ble verbs : abreisen, ausfllen
Did you notice that Tm leauing" is ich reise ab. but the infinitiue "to leaue" is
abreisen 7 Similarly "I fill out (a form)" is ich flle (ein Formular) aus, but the
infinitiue "to fill out" is ausfllen. These are separable uerbs: they consist of a
normal uerb and a preposition. ln the infinitiue form. the preposition is prefixed to
the uerb. but when the uerb is used with a subject. the preposition goes to the end
of the sentence:
aus+ fllen
I fill it out.
ab + reisen
I leaue today.
All separable uerbs are marked by + between prefix and uerb in the Ward Bank.
52
German
Wo r d
B a n k
an (+ dat.)
at
nochmal
again
bakery
die Post
post office
bank
intersection. junction
rechts
right
book shop
sehen
to see
das Ca fe (-s)
cafe
side
da vorne
over there
street. road
corner
taxi stand
Entschuldigung!
Excuse me!
phone booth
l'm sorry
finden
to find
um (+ acc.)
araund
verstehen
to understand
gehen
to go
vielleicht
perhaps
geradeaus
straight ahead
vor (+ dat.)
in front of
gleich
just. immediately
war
hotel
wei
immer
always
der Laden ( .. )
shop. store
langsamer
leicht
easy
links
left
meter
neben (+ dat.)
next to
know (infinitive:
wissen)
weiter
further
Wie bitte7
Pardon?
Wo7
Where7
newsdealer
zum (= zu dem)
to the (masculine
and neuter)
Unit 4
53
1.
f.
2.
54
die Post
das Restaurant
die Buchhandlung
der Zeitungshndler
die Bank
der Geldautomat
das Cafe
der Blumenladen
Post?
Restaurant?
Cafe?
Buchhandlung?
Blume n laden?
Zei tungshndler?
Bank?
Geldautomat?
German
Uhlandstrae
a. um die Ecke
b. links
c. rechts
e.
d . geradeaus
c.ORD~
G"l
4.
Match these places with the letters on the map. You can
1ejer to expressions on the next page for help if you like.
--
0
G
Hohenzollernallee
D
ID
0
Sie sind
hier
~I
1. Hotel Spreewald
4. Bckerei
2. Cafe Dreiklang
5. Taxistand
3. U-Bahn-Station Uhlandstrae
6. Telefonzelle
Unit 4
SS
a. _ _ _ _ bitte?
b. Wie war das noch _____ ?
c. ----bitte!
d. Wie _ _ _ _ die Strae?
56
German
Ich verstehe _ _ __
Close - up
Compound nouns: gender
As you 'l/ haue noticed. German has some uery lang words' Howeuer.
these are usual/y just two or more words written tagether (compounds) .
Jf you can recogn ize the components. grasping the meaning of the
compound isn't usually a problem. For example:
die Blumen + der Laden
der Blumenladen
the flowe rs + the shop = the flower shop (literal/y: the 'flowers shop ')
Compound nouns like Blumenladen take the gender of the last
component: it's die Blume but der Laden . so it's der Blumenladen.
Are
you
}'QY.
Unit 4
57
\'Y~e
-
A. Es ist
B. Es ist
c.
Uhr.
hr dreiig./Es ist halb
Es ist
D. Es ist
E. Es ist
F.
G.
./
58
German
r d
B a n k
library
die Nachrichten
bis
to. until
die ffnungszeiten
Iady
guest
geffnet
open. opened
clock: o'clock
(in Iimes)
geschlossen
closed
um
at
halb zwei
At what time7
Viertel nach/vor
a quarter past!to
von
from
vor
to. before
Wann7
When7
Wie viel7
How much7
gentleman/man
lieb
dear
nach
past. after
(pl)
news
(p/)
opening Iimes
um ... Uhr
at ... o 'clock
How late is U?
Ile're are the days of the week--in the p'roper order from
Monday to Sunday, but with the letters smambled. Can
you rearrange them? Remembe'r to beg'i n each one
with a capital tetter.
a. garnnot
b. adeginst
c. chimottw
d. degnanorst
e. efgirat
f. gan'lsas V bandennos
g. gannost
Unit 4
59
Stadtmuseum
Mo
Geschlossen
Di-Sa 10-17 Uhr
11 - 17 Uhr
So
Universitts-Bibliothek
ffnungszeiten
Mo-Mi
Do
Fr
Sa
So
10.00-19.30
10.00-21 .00
10.00- 19.30
10.00- 13.00
Geschlossen
Touristenlnformation
Mo-Fr
Sa
So
c.ORD~
5.
Monda y-Friday:
9-16 :00
Saturday:
9- /8 .00
Sunday:
closed
P ron u ncia t i o n
IIow would you pronounce these words?
Wein
(win e)
Wien
(Vienna)
weiter
(fu1ther)
wieder
(again)
Reise
(trip)
Riesling
60
German
Close - up
Days of the week
To say that something happens regu/arly "on Mondays," "on Tuesdays," etc .. add -s to the day of the week:
Die Bibliothek hat montags von neun bis neunzehn Uhr geffnet; dienstags .. .
The library is open an Mondays from nine A.M. to seuen P.M.; on Tuesdays . . .
You write montags, dienstags, etc. , with a small Ietter. but you write Montag, Dienstag, etc. with a capital.
Word order
in German. you can change the ward order for emphasis. but the uerb must come second in the sentence.
For example:
Montags hat die Bibliothek von neun bis neunzehn Uhr geffnet.
DidYou Know ?
On November I. 1996. Bundestag-enacted /egislation went into
effect modestly liberalizing German business hours.
Stores and shops-big and small. urban and rural-are allowed to remain open 80 hours per week
within the following framework:
Legal business hours in Germany are now 8:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. Monday through Saturday.
Late shopping is permitted on Thursdays (8o30 PM.).
On Sundays. only bakeries are permitted to open. Business hours are from 6:00A.M. to 10:00 A.M.
in Switzerland, stores usual/y open at 8:00A.M. during the business week. Business may be transacted
on Saturdays until 5:00 P.M. or 6:00 P.M. On Sundays, al/ businesses are c/osed.
in Austria, stores are open araund 8:00A.M. Many, howeuer. c/ose for a two-hour lunch break. On
Sundays, al/ businesses are c/osed.
Unit 4
61
Checkpoints
Use this section to test everything you've learned during
this unit and review anything you 're 'Unsure of.
Yes
No
0 ...... 0
0 .. .... 0
0 ...... 0
0 ...... 0
ask yowr way to va1ious stores and services ...... ......... .... 0 ...... 0
Wo ist hier eine Post/ein Cafe/eine Buchhandlung?
0 ...... 0
. .....
Wie bitte?
0 .. .... 0
Langsamer, bitte!
0 ...... 0
62
German
0 ...... 0
Yes
No
0 ..... . 0
0 . ..... 0
L e arning tips
As you drive or cycle ctrouncl, or take the dogfor a walk, thinl>abont the dections yo'u wre tak ing. Tell ymuselfwhere to go
(left, Tight, around the corner)-in Germal't.
Unit 4
63
I I
~51AoJ..-A po1Hf k ~
nit
will introduce you to some
language for shopping . By the end, you' ll
know how to :
ask where you can get an item
describe what you are looking for
make a purchase
i
Einkaufs
bummel
Wo r d
B a n k
pharmacy
kaufen
to buy
(postage) stamp
tobe able
computer
headache tablet
die Dachterrasse
roof terrace
cosmetics
ladies' fashion
ballpoint pen
die Damenwsche
Iingerie
food. groceries
dort
there
nchste
next
dritte
third
das Obst
fruit
shopping spree
fruit sei/er
electrical app/iance
perfumery
das Erdgeschoss
der/die Passantt-in
passer-by
(male!female)
erste
first
das Porzellan
porcelain. china
floor. story
stationery store
toys
sports goods
opposite
trinken
to drink
hausehold items
vierte
fourth
men's fashion
newspaper
die Herrenwsche
men's underwear
zweite
second
Unit 5
65
a.
h.
2.
DidYou Know ?
a. a newspaper
b. a ballpo'inL pen
c. headuche tctbl eLs
d . frttit
e. stumps
}: bread
66
German
ln parts of Bavaria.
Switzer/and and
Austria, men and
warnen can still be
seen wearing some
form of traditional
costume (Tracht).
like the people in this
illustration. But don 't
expect to see much
of this in big cities
or in northern
Germany'
ni~e~ ~
_ . u~U~ / /
-
-] ~
I~
I
0
Schlssel
a=
b=
c =
d=
e
f =
Cafe
h = Bank
i = Supermarkt
=
Sie sind
hier
Dort ist ein Obsthndle r.
4.
ct.
Passant:
Sie:
b. Passctntin:
Gehen Sie _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Entschuldigen Sie. wo kann ich hier
Lebensmittel kaufen?
Sie:
Unit 5
67
Close - up
Ordinal numb ers 1-10
The basic pattern is to add -te to the cardinal number (one. two. etc.). but there are
some irregu/ar forms (under/ined)"
first ............... erste
When written as a figure. ordinals haue a period after the number. So (die) erste
Etage would be written I. Etage, and so on.
W ardorder
Remember: when there are two uerbs in a sentence, the second uerb often goes to the end
Wo ka nn ich hier eine Zeitung kaufen7
68
German
Wo r d
B a n k
aus+sehen
to Iook like
kennen
to know (a person)
die Auswahl
choice
linen shirt
bestimmt
definite: definitely
machen
to make. to da
blau
blue
modern
modern
blouse
na ja
einfach
simple
weil ...
(expresses doubt)
empfehlen
to recommend
pair
etwas
something
der Pullover(-)
sweater
color
skirt
fr (+ acc.)
for
rot
red
gemustert
patterned
schlank
slim
gestreift
striped
schlicht
simple. plain
size
schn
beautiful
grn
green
die Seidenbluse-(-n)
silk blouse
shirt
sock
pair of pants
style
idea
suchen
to Iook for
ihn
him (aceusalive
object)
viel
much
wei
white
jacket
ziemlich
quite
Unit 5
69
1.
rot
orange
70
German
blau
We've losL ..
Warte n S ie bitte.
Please wai t.
etwas empfehlen?
lfe1kujerin: Na ja, ich kenne Ihre Frau nicht. Vielleicht
Un it 5
71
Ich suche . . .
I hnve size . ..
Close - up
Adjectives
lf there is no artic/e before the adjective and no noun after it. you
just use the p/ain form of the adjective:
Der Rock ist rot.
72
German
masc.
fern.
neut.
plu.
depc~rtments
on?
a. Toy department
b. Photography depm,tment
c. Pe rftoneTy
Wo r d
B a n k
car
Prima!
Greatl
photography
department
doll
camera
tie
gift
schrecklich
horrible
story. floor
hsslich
ugly
so etwas
lgitt'
Yuck'
something like
that
Klasse'
Greatl
toy department
klein
small
story, f/oor
mittelgro
medium-sized
teddy bear
to take
Toll'
Greatl
niedlich
cute
Wunderschn'
Love/yl
das Parfm
perfume
More Colors
Mehr Farben
beige
beige
grau
gray
schwarz black
braun
brown
lila
purp/e
wei
white
Unit 5
73
5
4
3
2
1
G
-
Sowas Niedliches!
74
German
Ausgezeich nct!
Sch recklieh!
P r o nu n c iatio n
Now do the pronunciation exer-cise on the Tecording.
rot
rosa rot
Bier
hier
Close - up
The cases
As you already know. artic/es can change according to the use of a noun. There are two object
cases in German. the accusatiue and the datiue. As a generat rufe. the direct object takes the
accusatiue and the indirect object takes the datiue.
Nominative (subject)
Accusative
Dative
masc.
der
ein
den
einen
dem
einem
fem.
die
eine
die
eine
der
einer
neut.
das
em
das
ein
dem
einem
plural
die
die
die
Unit 5
75
Checkpoints
Use this section to Lest everyLhing you 've lea1ned du ring
lhis unit and review anything you '1e unsure of
76
Yes
No
0 ..... . 0
0 .. .... 0
0 ...... 0
0 ...... 0
0 ...... 0
0 ...... 0
0 ... ... 0
0 ...... 0
0 ...... 0
0 ... . .. 0
German
Learnin g tips
When you're learntg the tvordsj'or clothes andfor co1ors, Lry to
pictu1e Lhe article O'l" the color in your mind as yo-u '-te saying the
name. When you get dressed in Lhe morning, see ifyou can scty to
yonrself Lhe German names of the i tems you 're pu Lting on, and
Lhe colo rs.
Do y ou want to learn mo r e?
Look up the German nantes of items ct1ouncl your home or o.[fice
in a dictionmy. 'J'hen write outnametags in Ge1ntan and attach
Lhem to Lhe items. (Remember to include der/die/das.) Selfctdhesive
notes are ideaJ for Lhis, cts Lhey'Te easy to peel off.
Fm moYe prctctice, see Extra! on page All.
Unit 5
77
\
A H rJ
H0 F
Un ter weg s
Wo r d
B a n k
ab (+ dat.)
from
rail. platform
ab+fahren
depart
round trip
departure
c/ass
an+kommen
to arriue
minute
auf (+ acc.ldat.)
on
to haue to
rai/road, railway
planmig
schedu/ed
bis
until: by
um+steigen
to change
(trains. etc.)
einfach
single, simple
der Zug ( .. -e)
train
einmal
once
der Zuschlag (-schlge)
supplement
to go (by uehicle)
zweimal
twice
Unit 6
79
j
Abfahrt
[j][j]@100
Gleis
Magdeburg
&
L;
"J
Abfahrt
[!][!]000
Kln
b.
IC' IC -zuschlag
Gleis
Dsseldorf
c.
-:J
Abfahrt
[!][!10000
Gleis
EC -zuschlag
Dsseldorf
I &
d.
planmige Abfahrt
80
Gleis
EC -zuschlag
Abfahrt
[!][!] [!][!]
a.
'J
German
e. Wo fh rt d e r Zu g a b ? Der Zu g fhr t . . .
Wie komme ich am b esten d o r t hin?
4.
L::
Ausgabestelle
DER 21
BERLIN
30.03.03
790139003
Klasse
Tanf
1 Geltungstag
Zur RUckfahrt
ZurHmfahrt
gltJQ bis etnschlielich
30.03.03
02-04-03
XX Ktnd(er)
Rckfahrt
frhestens am
---------
14
00
G<Und
Enn
--------Ober
Reserv.
(ICE:S*UL) * Aulendorf
Harnburg-Al tona
343123664
MWST OB:
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15' 0\
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Unit 6
81
DidYou Know ?
Most towns and cities haue an efficient and comprehensive public
transportation system. The /arger cities haue buses. a Straenbahn
network. a U-Bahn network. and an S-Bahn network. For the
U-Bahn and the S-Bahn , you haue to buy your ticket before boarding
the train ; for buses you can buy tickets in advance or from the driver.
and some streetcars haue ticket vending machines an board. as weil as at the stops.
Most types of tickets haue to be stamped in a machine when you board the vehicle (or
beforehand for the U-Bahn and S-Bahn). lt's not enough to haue bought a ticket. you must
stamp it as weil to haue the right to traue/. Plainclothes ticket inspectors make frequent
checks. and anyone caught without a valid ticket can expect a hefty on-the-spot fine!
Close - up
fahren and gehen
in Unit 4 we met gehen "to go (on foot)." Fahren is always used when traue/ by
vehicle is implied.
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German
a car
Wo r d
B a n k
ab+biegen
to turn off
credit card
ab+steigen
hnlich
similar
sedan car.
saloon car
mieten
an+halten
to hire: rent
mittlererJe/es
car
medium-sized
parken
die Begrenzung
Iimit. border
to park
beide
both
parking fee
to need
parking meter
one-way street
price class
[r]ein+fahren
price Iist
type of uehicle
problern
Rad fahren
der Fhrerschein (-e)
driuer's license
to cycle
die Geldbue
fine
sign
liability insurance
insurance
Stop'
car
today
Wie lange7
der Kleinwagen (-)
small car
How long7
station wagon
Unit 6
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~~ORJ)%
1.
What wilL the total price be for each oj' the customers?
EUROMOBIL inkl. km
Fahrzeugtyp
Preisklasse
LJDb'
1-3 Tage
in pro Tag
4 u. mehr Tage
in pro Tag
Kleinwagen
A
B
D
E
79,80,85,97,110,-
1I ~
70,73,75,79,97,-
inld. = inldusive
included, including
Ja. ist mir recht.
Yes, (Lhat 's) j'ine by me.
Kombi-Wagen
~
,_01~
-
85,97,110-
1-
75,79,97-
4.
e
e
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German
a. Hie r
man
r echts abbiegen.
b . Hie r
anhalten.
Inan
c. Hi er
man
nicht ber 30 fahren.
ct. Hier
man
nicht Rad fahren.
Close - up
(nicht) mssen an d (nicht) drfen
Ta say that someone must da something, use mssen. Ta say that someone may
(i.e.. is permitted to) da something. use drfen.
Sie mssen anhalten .
Ta say that someone must not da something, use nicht drfen. Watch out: Sie mssen
nicht means "you don't haue to." lt doesn 't mean "you must not!"
Sie drfen nicht anhalten.
M odal verbs
Verbs that are used with another uerb to modify its meaning are called modaluerbs. For
example. mssen "to haue to." drfen "tobe permitted to." and knnen "tobe able to" are
usual/y used as modaluerbs. When a modaluerb is used, the other uerb goes to the end of
the sentence. The infinitiue form of that uerb is used. Campare these two sentences:
Ich parke in der Uhlandstrae.
I park in Uhlandstrae.
(cont 'd .)
There are many separable uerbs re/ating to traue/ and transport (ankommen , absteigen,
etc.). lf you use an auxiliary uerb with a separab/e uerb. remember to use the infinitiue form
of the separable uerb. and put it at the end of the sentence:
Ich biege rechts ein .
Unit 6
85
der Grostad t
Making your way araund town by public transport
Wo r d
86
B a n k
abends
in the euening(s)
line
alle... Minuten
euery. . . minutes
oft
often
aus+steigen
to get out
square
(rail) station
direction
bridge
bus
die Straenbahn
dauern
to last
ein+werfen
insert
die U-Bahn
(= Untergrundbahn)
subway
um+steigen
das Geld
money
quarter of an hour
metropolitan area
whlen
to select
halber/e/es
half (a)
das Wechselgeld
change (money)
im = in dem
in the (masculine
or neuter)
weit
[ar
zoo
island
zu Fu
on foot
jeder/e/es
euery, each
zur = zu der
to the (feminine)
Ietzter/eies
last
German
Listen to the 'l"ecord'ing. How rnany stops will the towrist have
t,o t'l"avel to reach these placesfrom Yo'rckst'l"a e StaUon?
a. die Museumsi nsel (Musewrn Island)
b. der Zoo
c. das Nilwlaivie rtel (the Nilwlai Qumte'l")
d. der Kurfrsten damm
O'l"
.,der Ku 'damm"
Richtung
Vinetastrae
Prinzenstr.
t
Berliner Str.
Gnetsenaustr.
Sdstern
Richtung Vinetastra e
(in the) dinct'ion (o.f) Vinetastra e
Unit 6
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c.ORD~
~
GI
3.
A.
c.
06 Uhr
00
20
40
07 Uhr
00
20
40
22 Uhr
12
27
42
23 Uhr
12
27
42
B.
57
14 Uhr
05
15
25
35
45
55
15 Uhr
05
15
25
35
45
55
D. 06 Uhr
45
07 Uhr
15
45
4.
Fahrausweise
I
88
.'!II
---
Geld e inwerfen.
Fahrschein im Bu s entwerten.
German
II
mich
nach
spreche
Sprache
Close - up
Adjective endings
As you know. adjecliues take an ending when they come in front of the noun. The endings differ.
depending an which arlicle is used. You 'ue already seen the endings with the indefinite arlic/e. The
endings with the definite arlicle are simpler-adjeclives a/ways end in -e or -en:
Aceusalive
Dative
Contracte d forms
Nolice that in dem is usually written and pronounced im. Other contracted forms that you'l/ meet:
= zum , zu + der = zur.
zu + dem
Word order
(cont'd.)
in Unit 4 you saw that ward order can be changed for emphasis. as lang as the verb comes second
in the sentence. lt's important to realize though that the uerb doesn"t haue to be the second ward in
the sentence. it has to be the second expression. For example. a noun with its arlicle and an
adjeclive describing the noun counts as one expression. So in the sentence:
Der letzte Bus fhrt um elf.
-the phrase der letzte Bus is the first expression. and fhrt is the second expression.
Look at these sentences:
Von dort knnen Sie zu Fu gehen.
Sie knnen von dort zu Fu gehen.
Von dort is one expression. so knnen is the second expression in both of these sentences.
Unit 6
89
Checkp oints
Use this section to Lest evetything you've learned during
this wnit and 'review anythi:ng you 're unsttre of
Yes
No
0 ..... . 0
0 . . .... 0
0 .... . . 0
0 ...... 0
say that someone mustn 't/ need not do smnething ....... . ......
0 .. ... . 0
0 ...... 0
0 ...... 0
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German
0 ...... 0
Learning tips
When listening to recmdings in German, do yo'ur best Lo imitate
the e.ract rhythm and intonalion o.f the speakers. lfyou can
reproduce the rhythm and intonation accu1ately, olhe'r
pronunciation e'l'-rors, such as misp1onouncing cerlain sounds, will
not be as noticeable and your Ge1-man will be easier w ttnderstand.
Unit 6
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'
E x tra
a.
Extra
AI
4.
5.
A2
German
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9
10
'\
14
~ r-\
16 ""
J\f
12
11
..__,
r---,
17
I. Kl
8. Drtmnd
15. Srbrckn
22. 8rn
2. Rstck
9. Kl n
16. Hdlbrg
23. G n f
3. Schwrn
10. 8nn
17. Nrnbrg
24. nnsbrck
4. H m b r g
II. rf r t
18. Stttgrt
25. Slzbrg
5. 8 r m n
12. Lpzg
19. Mn c h n
26. Lnz
6. H n n v r
13. D r s d n
20. 8 s I
27. Wn
7. 8 r In
14. Frnkfrt
21. Zr eh
28. Grz
Extra
A3
'
Extra
Spitze
am Hauptbahnhof
Bratwurst
Orangen
Vollkornbrot
8er
Packung = 500g
lkg.
-,79
1,79
4,99
Sekt wei
0,75 Liter
Orangensaft
1 Liter
ofenfrisches
1,89
Brot
aus unserer
Bckerei
Brandenburger
Pilsener
0,5 Liter Dose
-,89
Fruchtsaft
Milch
Apfelsaft
1 Liter
Grapefruitsaft
-,59
Alle
1,40
Schokolade
1.
~3,49
Spargel
aus Spanien
oder Griechenland
wei/violett
Klasse 1
500g Bund
Kse
100g
1,20
1,99
Oliven
1,69
2,50
A4
~~ Flasche
German
2.
Can you complete these sentences with w ords from the box?
a. Ich mchte e ine _ _ _ _ Sekt.
b. Ich mchte _ _ _ _ Kaffee, bitte.
Bier?
e. Ich mchte
Cola, bitte.
f. Ich tnchte
Brot.
einen
eine
Flasche
Kilo
Dosen
ein
Sie sind dran! Iie're's pctrt ofa 1nenujrom Cafe Krctnzle1: OrdeT
a pastry and a clrink of yottT choice from the menu.
~Menu~
Sachertorte
Bienenstich
Streuselkuchen
Spezialitt des Hauses
Kanzlerschnitte
(Schoko-Sahnesc hnitte mit Ananasgeschmac k)
Tasse Schokolade
Tasse Kaffee
Glas Tee
2,80
1,90
2,90
3,00
2,50
2,20
1,90
Extra
AS
Jrg
Jutta
Christa
Uwe
Manuela
f.
A6
German
2.
Dank
Heilpraktiker
Tierrztin
verh eiratet
Englisch
Potsdam
Tochter
zweiunddreiig
Familie
sieben
Urlaub
USA
Fotos
sprechen
Tierarzt/-rztin
vet
I-Ieilpraktike r/-in
Extra
A7
3.
4.
A8
German
'
E x tra
Rabea 's keeping a note of what she 's doing ancl when.
Match the even ts with the clays Rabea plans to
participate in them.
a. Mittwoch, 12.45 Uhr
b. Dienstag, 12 Uhr
c. Montag, 11 Uhr
d. Sonntag, 10 Uhr
e. Samstag, 20 Uhr
A . ein Konzert in der Philharmonie
B. eine Havelrundfahrt
Extra
A9
Brandenburger
Tor
AIO
German
Gedchtniskirehe
Siegessule
Fernsehturm
Kongresshalle
5~E
~x~t~r~a~~-------------Ein junge r Mann mchte ge rn _ _ _ _ __
3.
the thing you w ant- in the a ccusati've case. lf you don 't
k n ow all th e worcls you 11 eed, consuZt your dictiona1y.
Extra
A II
4.
Er:
grnen
rosarote
grne
gelben
rote
weie
blaues
Al2
German
\ji) E x tra
ta drap aff!leaue
der Arbeitsort
p/ace af wark
Autofahrert-in (-/-nen)
deshalb
eigen
that is why
ane's awn
entfernt
(distance) away
carriageway. /ane
means af transpartatian
it gaes well!badly
b/ack ice
peak haurs (far traffic)
ride sharing agency
midsize sedan
fag
in der Regel
passenger car
usual/y. narmally
restlich
the rest af
pushcart
stadteinwrts
der Stadtrand
ta tawn
city Iimits
traffic jam
stockender Verkehr
die Stockung (-en)
s/aw traffic
hald-up. delay
tralley, streetcar
sdlich
sauthern
accident
unterwegs
der Verkehr
an the road
traffic
means af transpart
der Verlag
pubfishing hause
delay
weit
Extra
A 13
Harnburg
A24
Unfall
E45
A2
Stau
Al4
Nord en
North
(nrdlich)
north (oj)
Ost en
Eetst
(stlich)
eetst (oj)
S d en
South
(sdlich)
South (oj)
West en
Wes t
(wes tlich)
west (oj)
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S:!
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Lietz
.
uetzen
burcref Str.
ss.
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kirchplatz
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Zhringer Str.
Dussefd
.b
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tr.
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Vl
Mittelbach S
tr.
Vl
.J::
'"'
Vl
your hotel
Extra
AIS
1:
Review of Units 1-3
1.
Can you complete the word grid? All the clues are related to food, drink, a,nd
shopping. Write the answers in capitalletters.
2
3.
4.
6.
7.
9
10
2.
3.
Complete the sentence with the c01rect forms of the verbs in parentheses.
a. Das _ _ _ _ (sein) Sabine. Sie _ _ _ _ (Jmmmen) aus 1\:ln. Sie _ _ __
(sprechen) Deutsch, Englisch und Franzsisch. Sie _ _ _ _ (sein) verheiratet
und
(haben) eine Tochter. Ihre Tochter
(heien) Jutta.
b.
Tests
8I
4.
Look at the fnmily tree, then complete the sen tences by p1ovid'ing the cmTect
words for the fam'ily 'relationships in the blanhs.
Example: Christas Mann heit Werner.
1. Christas _ _ _ _ heit Dagmar und ihre _ _ _ _ heien Mattbias und
Thomas.
2. Mat-tbias hat zwei _____ : eine _ _ _ _ und einen _ _ __
3. Dagmar ist verheiratet: Ihr _ _ _ _ heit Erich.
4. Dagmar und Erich haben zwei _____ : Olivia und Mark
5. Dagmar ist Marks
7.
Erichs
heit Dagmar.
8. Werners
Christa -
Matthias
tJJagmar
Ofivia
5.
Werner
Thomas
Erich
Mark
h.
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6.
Write senLences stctting whatjobs these people ilo, following the pattern of
the exm'nple:
Exwrnple: Gabi Fr-anke: photographer
Gabi Franke ist Fotografin.
7.
In the woril sqttare there are 10 expressionsjor- gr-eeting someone or sctying gooilbye. How many of them can yottfind? They ctll T 'Ui n in a stTaight line-ver-ticctlly,
horizonLally, or ilictgonally. We've done thefir-st onefor you.
A U F E D R
uu
E H E H 0 H
R G U T E NTAG G I
F F GA T R E H L T H T
R GAWU T s T L N L s A T
E D u J
T E c s s 0 E K c
uD uTM E EA HC H Rc H
TWA T E T D N A E V I
MT I s E
I A s E I
c D T c y
H D H FW
F T E NA
A u FW I
u FW I E
NG E
NMN
SM 0
E T 0
B E D
E D E
D E H
A U
R
S
R
R
R
s u
A S
H H B
R T
G R
s EH
s s N
Tests
AN
0 H
H
s T
H G
E N
E N
83
es t 2:
Review of Units 4-6
1.
Can you complete the word Q'l'"id? All the clues are related to travel and
1/ranspo'rtcttion. WrUe the answers in capiLallettel's (use ss instead of .)
ACROSS
1.
3.
Ticket (10)
4.
Hin und
5.
Insurctnce (12)
6.
Dil'ection (8)
7.
Departure (7)
9.
(6)
3
DOWN
2.
2.
3.
Ich
4.
Stt]Jplement (8)
7.
8.
How wo'uld you ask foT these 'items in a store? Stwrt each sentence with Ich suche . . .
Exmnple: Ich suche eine blaue Hose.
Ct.
red sldrt
b. g1-een pants
c.
black }acket
d. whi te sh'irt
e.
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blue p ullover
German
3.
Cctn you ctssign ectch of the items to th e COT Iect depctrtmen t of the store?
ETAGENPLAN
Dachterrasse: Cafe
Parfm
2 . Etage:
Elektrogerte
ll/f5e
Herrenhose
Schreibwaren
1. Etage:
Schlips
Sportartikel
Tel~
Herrenmode
Erdgeschoss:
COMPUTER
Damenmode
Kosmetika
Lebensmittel
4.
Puppe
Spielwaren
Brot
Kugelschreiber
Rock
rlei~e~
'l'his dictlogue hcts been scrctmbled. Cctn you put the w onls in the correct mder?
Hotel receptionist: . Guten Tag? etwas fr ich Kann Sie tun
G'ttesl: . Ja . Doppelzimmer Dusche ein mit mchten Wir
Hotel 1eceptionist: ? bleiben lange mchte n Sie Wie
Guest: . bleiben drei mchten Nchte Wir
Hotel receptim1ist: , . Doppel zimmer ein frei haben Ja wir . Das lmstft Euro
Nacht pro einhundertzehn
Tests
85
5.
Answer each of the questions withfull sentences, us'ing the ti1ne shownon the
clockface. Where times a,re shown in the 24-ho'ur clock, answer using the 24-lwur
:G)
7
11 12
b.
10
~ 3
4
5
c.
d.
(~~)
7
6.
e.
1@
121112
9 ~
s\.
7
4
5
e.
7.
Um e lf Uhr abfahren.
There are eight componnd nouns 'in this str'ing ofletters. Each word overlaps with
its neighbor by one letter. Ca,n youfind the nouns?
German
Answer Key
Unit I
Pages 2-3
1. 1. greeting, uncertain; 2. greeting, morning;
3. farewe/1, uncertain; 4. greeting, evening;
5 . farewe/1, uncertain; 6. farewe/1, night
2. 1. g + d; 2. a + c; 3. e + f
3. Guten Tag . /heie (your name)./
Familienname (last name)./
Vorname, (First name) .
4. geht es Ihnen; gut, danke; Ihnen
Pages 5-7
1. Petra ; Klaus; Sabine; Sylvia ; Kthe; Werner
2. 1. Steuer; 2 . Gross; 3 . Schmh ; 4. Schmitt
3. band c
4. Guten Tag . Sind Sie Herr Schulz?
Ich heie/Ich bin/Mein Name ist (your name) .
(Speil your name.)
Pages 1Q-13
1. Harald Schwarz, Wien; Sara Mller,
Mnchen; Petra Hansen, Kiel; Peter Krger,
Berlin ; Gabriele Rmer, Zrich
= 6
2. Fnf minus zwei ist drei. 5-2 = 3
3 . Sieben plus fnf ist zwlf. 7 + 5 = 12
4. Achtzehn minus acht ist zehn .
18-8=10
Unit 2
Pages 18-20
1. Bitte; mchte; Bratwurst; Sonst; eine Cola;
danke
Pages 21-23
1. a . D; b. B; c . A; d. C
2. 1. Tea : Ceylon, with lemon; 2. Filter coffee;
3. Beer: Pilsener, 0 .4 I; 4 . Orangejuice
3. a . (Ich mchte) einen Tee (bitte) . b. (Ich
mchte) einen Kaffee (bitte) . c. (Ich mchte)
ein Bier (bitte). d . (Ich mchte) einen
Orangensaft (bitte) .
4. 1. b; 2. a; 3. c
Answer Key
CI
Pages 25-28
1. 1. e; 2. c; 3. b; 4 . d; 5 . a
2. 1. Guten Tag . Haben Sie Edamer Kse? ; Ich
nehme vierhundert Gramm .; Nein, danke .
2. Haben Sie schwarze Oliven?; Darf ich
probieren? ; Ich nehme hundert Gramm .;
Nein, danke.
3 . (Ich mchte/Ich htte gern) fnf Orangen ,
bitte .; Ja , fnf Nektarinen .; Nein, danke .
3. fnfundzwanzig , sechsundzwanzig,
siebenundzwanzig , achtundzwanzig ,
neunundzwanzig , dreiig , einunddreiig,
zweiunddreiig , dreiunddreiig ,
vierunddreiig, fnfunddreiig ,
sechsunddreiig , siebenunddreiig,
achtunddreiig , neununddreiig, vierzig
Unit 3
Pages 34-36
1. c. Yes, /'m married.
b. No, l'm still single.
e . No, l'm divorced.
d. No, but I have a partner.
a . Yes, but we 're separated.
2. 1 . one daughter; 2 . one son; 3 . two sons;
4 . no children; 5 . one son and two
daughters; 6. no children
4.
{customer adviser}
4 . Paula Prescher ist rztin . (doctor)
5. Stefan Dombrowski ist Computertechn iker.
(technician}
3. 1. a ; 2. d; 3. f; 4. b; 5 . c; 6. e
4. a . Ja , ich bin Kellner/Kellnerin .
b. Ja, ich bin Verkufer/Verkuferin .
c. Ja, ich bin Lehrer/Lehrerin .
d . Ja, ich bin Professor/Professorin.
e. Ja , ich bin Kassierer /Kassiererin.
f. Ja , ich bin Arzt/ rztin or
Krankenpfleger /Krankenpflegerin .
Pages 43-45
1. All except German and Spanish.
Translations : English, French , ltalian, Turk ish,
Russian, Polish
Polnisch : Pole/Polin
Russisch : Russe/Russin
Spanisch : Spanier/in
C2
Pages 39-42
German
Trkisch : Trke/Trkin
Unit 4
Kowalski
Robert
1234 Bright Street
10098 New York
USA
019670084
Pages 54-56
1. a . die Post, der Zeitungshndler;
b. der Blumenladen ; c. das Restaurant;
d. das Cafe, das Restaurant;
e. der Zeitungshndler, die Buchhandlung ;
f. die Post, die Bank, der Geldautomat
2. a. eine; b. ein ; c. ein ; d. eine; e. ein;
f. ein ; g . eine; h. ein
3. 1. a ; 2 . c; 3. b; 4 . d; 5. d; 6 . e; 7 . a ;
8. c
4. a . U-Bahn-Station Uhlandstrae;
b. Cafe Dreiklang ; c. Hotel Spreewald ;
d . Taxistand ; e. Bckerei ; f. Telefonzelle
5. a . Wie bitte?
b. Wie war das nochmal?
Pages 50-52
1. a . 123 ; b. 117; c. 217; d . 219
c. Langsamer, bitte!
d. Wie heit die Strae?
2. 201 zweihunderteins;
221
199
257
375
999
zweihunderteinundzwanzig ;
(ein)hundertneunundneunzig ;
zweihundertsiebenundfnfzig ;
dreihundertfnfundsiebzig ;
neunhundertneunundneunzig
3.
Pages 58-60
1. A. ein
B. ein/zwei.
1
80,110,ja
ja
ja
60,-
90,-
75 ,-
120,-
Ia
ja
not given
not given
nein
ja
C. zwei Uhr
D. zwei/zwei
E. zwei/drei
F. Es ist drei Uhr.
G . Es ist zwei Uhr dreiig./Es ist halb drei .
H. drei Uhr /Viertel/vier
2. 6 .30; 8 .00; 13.30; 15 .00; 19.30; 22 .00
Answer Key
CJ
Pages 70-72
1.
4. 1. Universitts-Bibliothek; 2 . Stadtmuseum ;
3 . Touristen-lnformation
grn
rot
2. Sabine is child d .
3. -en (weien); -e (weie) ; -es (weies)
4. a . Ich suche eine blaue Hose/einen blauen
Rock .
Unit 5
Pages 66-68
1. b, c, a, e , g, h
2. a. Wo kann ich (hier) eine Zeitung kaufen?
b . Wo kann ich (hier) einen Kugelschreiber
kaufen?
c. Wo kann ich (hier) Kopfschmerztabletten
kaufen?
d . Wo kann ich (hier) Obst kaufen?
e. Wo kann ich (hier) Briefmarken kaufen?
f. Wo kann ich (hier) Brot kaufen?
3. a. Obsthndler; b. Bckerei ;
c. Zeitungshndler; d . Apotheke ;
e. Schreibwarenladen; f. Post
5.
ETAGENPLAN
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Pages 73-75
1. a. Im dritten Stock; b. ln der vierten Etage;
c. Im Erdgeschoss
Unit 6
Pages 80-82
1. c, a, d, b
2. 1. h; 2. c; 3 . f; 4 . a ; 5 . d; 6 . c
3. a . Der Zug fhrt um 11 .46 (elf Uhr
sechsundvierzig) .
3. 1. c; 2. b; 3. c; 4 . d; 5. d; 6 . a
4. a . Fahrschein im Bus entwerten .
b. Geld einwerfen .
c. Wechselgeld und Fahrschein nehmen .
d. Fahrschein whlen .
Extra I
1. a . (London) BA 456; b. (Moscow) LH 7245;
c. (New York) AA 1230; d. (Paris) AF 1170;
e. (Rome) LH 7256; f. (Sydney) QA 2370
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1. 1. (Klasse B: 80,- pro Tag x 3 Tage)
240,- ; 2. (Klasse D: 97,- pro Tag x 14
Tage) 1358,2. Ich mchte einen mittleren Kombi mieten .
Fr sieben Tage .
Bitte schn. Ist das Kilometergeld inbegriffen
(inklusive)?
2.
?(ABFlUG
Flugnummer
nach{uber
Abflug
planmig
erwartet
AA 1230
BA 456
QA 2370
LH 7245
AF 1170
LH 7256
New Yor1<
London H
Sydney
Moskau
Pans
Rom
1540
1550
1605
1615
1625
t630
1540
1550
1605
1615
1655
1630
Flugsteig
Kommentar
10
2
7
15
12
Emslleg
Emst1eg
Ablert
Abfert
versptet
Abtert
4. 1. c; 2. a ; 3. b
5. Kiel ; Rostock; Schwerin; Hamburg ; Bremen ;
Hannover; Berlin ; Dortmund ; Kln ; Bonn;
Erfurt; Leipzig ; Dresden ; Frankfurt;
Saarbrcken ; Heidelberg; Nrnberg ;
Stuttgart; Mnchen ; Basel ; Zrich ; Bern ;
Genf; lnnsbruck; Salzburg ; Linz; Wien;
Graz
Extra 2
1. a . -,89; b. 1,79; c. Orangensaft;
d . ,59; e. 2,50; f. das Vollkornbrot
Answer Key
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Extra 3
1. a . Schwerin ; b. Christo , Jrg , Jutta,
Manuela, Uwe; c. Jutta ; d . He 's her brother;
Extra 4
1. c
2. a . E; b. C; c.D; d . B; e. A
3. a. Gedchtniskirche; b . Siegessule;
c. Kongresshalle; d. Brandenburger Tor.
The Fernsehturm (television tower) is the one
Extra 5
1. c .
2. a .
3. Free answers, but here's our wish Iist:
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Extra 6
1. b, d
2. stlich von Magdeburg auf der A2 : Ein
Unfall ist passiert; Westlich von Magdeburg :
Ein Stau bildet sich; Auf der A 19 um
Gstrow: Nebel; Auf der E45 sdlich von
Hamburg : Ein Unfall ist passiert: Nrdlich
von Berlin auf der A24 : Versptungen
3. Bregenzer Str.
Test I
1. 1. CURRYWURST; 2 . STCK;
A U F E D R S E H E H 0 H
U U R G
T E N T A G G I
F
F G A T R E H L T H T
RG A WU
E DU J
U D U T M
T WAT E
M T I S E
I ASE I
C D T C Y
TSTLN LS AT
T E C S S 0 E K C
E
T
N
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E A
DN
G E
M N
S M0
H C H R C H
AOE
A U 5
RC A
S H H
VI
U A
SO
B
H DHFWETO R R T ST
F T E N A B E D RG R HG
AUFWIEDERSEHEN
UFWI
EDEHOSS N E N
Test 2
1. Across: 1. UMSTEIGEN; 3. FAHRSCHEIN ;
4 . ZURCK; 5 . VERSICHERUNG;
6 . RICHTUNG; 7 . ABFAHRT; 9 . GLEIS;
10. EINMAL
Down: 2 . EINBAHNSTRASSE ; 3 . FAHRE ;
4 . ZUSCHLAG; 7 . ALLE ; 8 . GEHEN
Answer Key
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