Lektion Eins: Menschen by Greg Schweizer

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Slide Notes

Wilkommen! (Welcome!) This is the first lesson in what I hope will become a series of lessons on German.

To get the most out of this course, you should not use the full-screen view, so you can see the side notes, the vocabulary, and the English translation of the slide. Unless you're not a beginner, I do not recommend the full-screen view! At the end there are a few Übungen (exercises), which I encourage you to attempt. This is the best way to master the material. Finally, you can go back to the beginning and try full-screen to see how much you remember. Mach Spaß! (Have fun!)

Lektion Eins: Menschen

Published on Nov 18, 2015

This is a self-study course on written German for anyone wishing to learn German or those who just want to brush up on their skills. Each image is accompanied by a text description in German. Vocabulary, grammar, and notes are given where appropriate. Lektion Eins: Menschen (Lesson One: People) gives a basic vocabulary to talk about the types of people. This leads to. . .

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

LEKTION 1: MENSCHEN

MÄNNER, FRAUEN UND KINDER

HIER IST EIN MANN. ER IST EIN JUNGER MANN.

ein Mann = a man

junger = young

er ist = he is

Translation:

Here is a man. He is a young man.

Photo by Philippe el Blocho

HIER IST EINE FRAU. SIE IST EINE JUNGE FRAU.

hier ist = here is

eine Frau = a woman

sie ist = she is

junge = young

Note:

ein junger Mann = a young man

eine junge Frau = a young woman

Translation:

Here is a woman. She is a young woman.

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HIER IST EIN KIND. ER IST AUCH EIN JUNGE.

auch = also

ein Kind = a child

ein Junge = a boy

Translation:

Here is a child. He is also a boy.

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HIER IST EIN MÄDCHEN. SIE IST AUCH EIN KIND.

ein Mädchen = a girl

Translation:

Here is a girl. She is also a child.

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HIER SIND ZWEI MÄNNER.

hier sind = here are

zwei Männer = two men

Note:

Congratulations on learning your first plural noun, 'Männer'!

Compare:

- ein Mann = a man
- zwei Männer = two men

This noun is a bit irregular, and so is the English plural form 'men'.

Translation:

Here are two men.

Photo by Chris Yarzab

HIER SIND DREI FRAUEN.

drei Frauen = three women

Note:

Unlike 'Männer', 'Frauen' is regular.

Translation:

Here are three women.

Photo by Luz Adriana Villa A.

HIER SIND DREI JUNGEN.

drei Jungen = three boys

Translation:

Here are three boys.

Photo by Ranjith Shenoy

HIER AUCH SIND ZWEI MÄDCHEN.

auch = also, too

Note:

'Mädchen' is German for 'girl', but also for 'girls'! How does one distinguish between the singular and plural forms of this noun? By context. There are two girls in this picture, so it makes sense that 'Mädchen' should mean 'girls'.

Translation:

Here also are two girls.

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MÄNNER UND FRAUEN SIND ERWACHSENEN.

und = and

Erwachsenen = adults

Translation:

Men and women are adults.

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JUNGEN UND MÄDCHEN SIND KINDER.

Kinder = children

Note:

Remember the plural noun 'Männer'? 'Kinder' is a similar pluralization of 'Kind'.

Translation:

Boys and girls are children.

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UND HIER IST EIN MANN, EINE FRAU UND EIN KIND: EINE FAMILIE.

eine Familie = a family

Translation:

And here is a man, a woman, and a child: a family.

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ÜBUNG EINS:

This Übung (practice) is meant to be attempted after one has studied the lesson. Each sentence has several choices for you to fill in with the best correct word(s). Try to complete the sentence with the best word(s) and then translate the sentence into English. For example, the first sentence is: Der Mann ist (jung, alt, ein Kind). The only man in the slide is young, and the man is certainly not a child, so the correct answer would be 'Der Mann ist jung.' (The man is young.)

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