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Paul:Paul (name)
noun (m.)
Beate Beate (name)
noun (f.) ? Sie she
personal pronoun mag like(s)
verb Brot bread; loaf of bread
noun (n.) . Hmmm... Schreibe write
verb ich I
personal pronoun was here: something (colloquially)
adverb *? Na well…; so…
interjection ja yes
particle , ok ok
particle . „ Hallo hello
interjection !“
Paul: Beate? She likes bread. Hmmm… Do I write something? (meaning: should I write something) Oh well, okay. “Hello!”
Claudia Claudia (name)
noun (f.) ? Schwimmen to swim / swimming
verb / noun (n.) , Hunde dogs
noun (m.) und and
conjunction Sprachen languages
noun (f.) . ... Nein no
particle .
Claudia? Swimming, dogs and languages. … No.
Laura Laura (name)
noun (f.) ? Polizistin policewoman
noun (f.) .
„ Möchtest would like (polite version of „wollen“)
verb du you
personal pronoun wissen to know
verb , wer who; whoever
adverb ich I
personal pronoun bin am
verb ? Du you
personal pronoun kannst can
verb einfach easy(ly); simple; just
adjective fragen to ask
verb ...“
Ich I
personal pronoun frage ask
verb mal once; time(s) (as in: one time, two times) / ‘real quick‘
adverb : „ Laura Laura (name)
noun (f.) , wer who; whoever
adverb bist are
verb du you
personal pronoun ?“
Laura? Policewoman. “Would you like to know who I am? You can just ask ...” I’ll ask: “Laura, who are you?”
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New words
etwas
some(thing); somewhat
ihr könnt
you (pl.) can
du musst
you must
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Try lesson 1:
Greet someone, speak formally
Personal pronouns: Sie, ich, er
for your daily vocab
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