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| Jason: Top 25 German Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 11: How old are you? in German (In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for German learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations.) |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question How old are you? In German this is |
| Rilana: Wie alt bist du? |
| The first word in the question is |
| Rilana: wie |
| Jason: meaning how in English. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) wie |
| Jason: Listen again and repeat. |
| Rilana: wie |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Rilana: alt |
| Jason: meaning old. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) alt |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Rilana: alt |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Rilana: wie alt |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Rilana: bist |
| Jason: meaning are. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) bist |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Rilana: bist |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Rilana: wie alt bist |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| Rilana: du |
| Jason: meaning you. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) du |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Rilana: du |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Rilana: wie alt bist du |
| {pause} |
| Jason: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question How old are you?? |
| Rilana: Ich bin 18 Jahre alt. |
| Jason: "I'm 18 years old.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Rilana: (Slow) Ich bin 18 Jahre alt. |
| {pause} |
| Jason: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Rilana: ich |
| Jason: meaning I. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) ich |
| Jason: Now repeat |
| Rilana: ich |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: And after that |
| Rilana: bin |
| meaning am. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) bin |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Rilana: bin |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: And after that |
| Rilana: 18 |
| meaning 18. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) 18 |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Rilana: 18 |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: And next |
| Rilana: Jahre |
| meaning years. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) Jahre |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Rilana: Jahre |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: And next |
| Rilana: alt |
| meaning old. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) alt |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Rilana: alt |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: Listen to the speaker say, I'm 18 years old., and then repeat. |
| Rilana: Ich bin 18 Jahre alt. |
| {pause} |
| Jason: To use a different phrase, replace 18 with 20. |
| Rilana: 20 |
| Jason: 20 |
| Rilana: (slow) 20 (regular) 20 |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 20 |
| Rilana: Ich bin 20 Jahre alt. |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 18. Say I'm 20 years old. |
| {pause} |
| Rilana: Ich bin 20 Jahre alt. |
| Jason: To expand on the pattern, replace 20 with 39. |
| Rilana: 39 |
| Jason: 39 |
| Rilana: (slow) 39 (regular) 39 |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 39 |
| Rilana: Ich bin 39 Jahre alt. |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for 20. Say I'm 39 years old. |
| {pause} |
| Rilana: Ich bin 39 Jahre alt. |
| Jason: To expand on the pattern, replace 39 with 7. |
| Rilana: 7 |
| Jason: 7 |
| Rilana: (slow) 7 (regular) 7 |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 7 |
| Rilana: Ich bin 7 Jahre alt. |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for 39. Say I'm 7 years old. |
| {pause} |
| Rilana: Ich bin 7 Jahre alt. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Germany and someone asks you how old you are. You are 18. Respond to the question. |
| Rilana: Wie alt bist du? (five seconds) Ich bin 18 Jahre alt. |
| Jason: Imagine you are 20 Respond to the question. |
| Rilana: Wie alt bist du? (five seconds) Ich bin 20 Jahre alt. |
| Jason: Now imagine you are 39. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Rilana: Wie alt bist du? (five seconds) Ich bin 39 Jahre alt. |
| Jason: Imagine you're 7. Respond to the question. |
| Rilana: Wie alt bist du? (five seconds) Ich bin 7 Jahre alt. |
| Jason: You want to ask someone how old they are. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Rilana: Wie alt bist du? |
| {pause} |
| Jason: This is the end of Lesson 11 |
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