Learn 10 high-frequency expressions, including verbs and conversational phrases
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| Hi everybody, my name is Katrin. |
| Welcome to the 2000 Core German Words and Phrases video series! |
| Each lesson will help you learn new words, practice, and review what you've learned. |
| Ok! Let's get started! First is… |
| WORD 1 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| brauchen |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "need" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| brauchen |
| (SLOW) |
| brauchen |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "need" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Ich brauche Hilfe. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I need help." |
| (SLOW) |
| Ich brauche Hilfe. |
| WORD 2 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| lesen |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "read" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| lesen |
| (SLOW) |
| lesen |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "read" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Wir müssen zehn Bücher in diesem Semester lesen. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "We have to read ten books this school semester." |
| (SLOW) |
| Wir müssen zehn Bücher in diesem Semester lesen. |
| WORD 3 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| stehen |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "stand" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| stehen |
| (SLOW) |
| stehen |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "stand" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Der Mann steht. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The man is standing." |
| (SLOW) |
| Der Mann steht. |
| WORD 4 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| verfehlen |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "miss" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| verfehlen |
| (SLOW) |
| verfehlen |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "miss" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| das Ziel verfehlen |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "miss the target" |
| (SLOW) |
| das Ziel verfehlen |
| WORD 5 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| betreten |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "enter" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| betreten |
| (SLOW) |
| betreten |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "enter" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Bevor man ein Land betritt, muss man durch den Zoll. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Before entering a country, you have to clear customs." |
| (SLOW) |
| Bevor man ein Land betritt, muss man durch den Zoll. |
| WORD 6 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| schön |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "beautiful" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| schön |
| (SLOW) |
| schön |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "beautiful" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Die Landschaft ist schön. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "The scenery is beautiful." |
| (SLOW) |
| Die Landschaft ist schön. |
| WORD 7 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Wie viel Uhr ist es? |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "What time is it?" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Wie viel Uhr ist es? |
| (SLOW) |
| Wie viel Uhr ist es? |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "What time is it?" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Wie viel Uhr ist es in New York, wenn es Mittag in London ist? |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "What time is it in New York when it's noon in London?" |
| (SLOW) |
| Wie viel Uhr ist es in New York, wenn es Mittag in London ist? |
| WORD 8 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Mir geht es gut. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I'm good." |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Mir geht es gut. |
| (SLOW) |
| Mir geht es gut. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I'm good." |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Mir geht es gut, was gibt's Neues bei dir? |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I'm good. What has been going on in your life?" |
| (SLOW) |
| Mir geht es gut, was gibt's Neues bei dir? |
| WORD 9 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Toll! |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Awesome!" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Toll! |
| (SLOW) |
| Toll! |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Awesome!" |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Das heutige Wetter ist Toll! |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "Today's weather is awesome!" |
| (SLOW) |
| Das heutige Wetter ist Toll! |
| WORD 10 |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Mir gefällt das. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I like it." |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Mir gefällt das. |
| (SLOW) |
| Mir gefällt das. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I like it." |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| Mir gefällt das sehr. |
| (NORMAL SPEED) |
| "I like it a lot." |
| (SLOW) |
| Mir gefällt das sehr. |
| PRACTICE/REVIEW |
| Let's review. Respond to the prompts by speaking aloud. First, you will hear a word or phrase in English. Respond in German, then repeat after me, focusing on pronunciation. |
| Ready? |
| (Do you remember how to say "need?" Review 1) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| brauchen |
| (1) |
| brauchen |
| (And how to say "read?" Review 2) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| lesen |
| (1) |
| lesen |
| (What about "stand?" Review 3) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| stehen |
| (1) |
| stehen |
| (Do you remember how to say "miss?" Review 4) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| verfehlen |
| (1) |
| verfehlen |
| (Let's try "enter!" Review 5) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| betreten |
| (1) |
| betreten |
| (What about "beautiful?" Review 6) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| schön |
| (1) |
| schön |
| (Now, let's see if you remember how to say "What time is it?!" Review 7) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| Wie viel Uhr ist es? |
| (1) |
| Wie viel Uhr ist es? |
| (Another one! What about "I'm good.?" Review 8) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| Mir geht es gut. |
| (1) |
| Mir geht es gut. |
| (Do you remember how to say "Awesome!?" Review 9) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| Toll! |
| (1) |
| Toll! |
| (And finally, do you remember how to say "I like it.?" Review 10) |
| (3) |
| (2) |
| (1) |
| Mir gefällt das. |
| (1) |
| Mir gefällt das. |
| Well done! |
| See you next time! |
| Auf Wiedersehen. |
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