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| Jason: Top 25 German Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 7: Where did you learn 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 Where did you learn German? In German this is |
| Rilana: Wo hast du Deutsch gelernt? |
| The first word in the question is |
| Rilana: wo |
| Jason: meaning where in English. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) wo |
| Jason: Listen again and repeat. |
| Rilana: wo |
| {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: hast |
| Jason: meaning have. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) hast |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Rilana: hast |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Rilana: wo hast |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| Rilana: du |
| Jason: meaning you. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) du |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Rilana: du |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Rilana: wo hast du |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Rilana: Deutsch |
| Jason: meaning German. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) Deutsch |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Rilana: Deutsch |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 4 words of the question and repeat. |
| Rilana: wo hast du Deutsch |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| Rilana: gelernt |
| Jason: meaning learned. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) gelernt |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Rilana: gelernt |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Rilana: wo hast du Deutsch gelernt |
| {pause} |
| Jason: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question Where did you learn German?? |
| Rilana: Ich habe es in der Schule gelernt. |
| Jason: "I learned it in school.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Rilana: (Slow) Ich habe es in der Schule gelernt. |
| {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 next |
| Rilana: habe |
| meaning have. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) habe |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Rilana: habe |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: And next |
| Rilana: es |
| meaning it. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) es |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Rilana: es |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: And next |
| Rilana: in |
| meaning in. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) in |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Rilana: in |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: And after that |
| Rilana: der |
| meaning the. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) der |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Rilana: der |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: Next is |
| Rilana: Schule |
| meaning school. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) Schule |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Rilana: Schule |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: And next |
| Rilana: gelernt |
| meaning learned. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) gelernt |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Rilana: gelernt |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: Listen to the speaker say, I learned it in school., and then repeat. |
| Rilana: Ich habe es in der Schule gelernt. |
| {pause} |
| Jason: To use a different phrase, replace in school with at university. |
| Rilana: in der Universität |
| Jason: at university |
| Rilana: (slow) in der Universität (regular) in der Universität |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, this time with at university |
| Rilana: Ich habe es in der Universität gelernt. |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace in school. Say I learned it at university. |
| {pause} |
| Rilana: Ich habe es in der Universität gelernt. |
| Jason: To expand on the pattern, replace at university with in language school. |
| Rilana: in der Sprachschule |
| Jason: in language school |
| Rilana: (slow) in der Sprachschule (regular) in der Sprachschule |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, this time with in language school |
| Rilana: Ich habe es in der Sprachschule gelernt. |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for at university. Say I learned it in language school. |
| {pause} |
| Rilana: Ich habe es in der Sprachschule gelernt. |
| Jason: To expand on the pattern, replace in language school with at home. |
| Rilana: zuhause |
| Jason: at home |
| Rilana: (slow) zuhause (regular) zuhause |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, this time with at home |
| Rilana: Ich habe es zuhause gelernt. |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for in language school. Say I learned it at home. |
| {pause} |
| Rilana: Ich habe es zuhause gelernt. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Germany and someone asks you where you learned German. You learned German in school. Respond to the question. |
| Rilana: Wo hast du Deutsch gelernt? (five seconds) Ich habe es in der Schule gelernt. |
| Jason: Now, imagine you learned it at university Respond to the question. |
| Rilana: Wo hast du Deutsch gelernt? (five seconds) Ich habe es in der Universität gelernt. |
| Jason: Imagine you learned it in language school. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Rilana: Wo hast du Deutsch gelernt? (five seconds) Ich habe es in der Sprachschule gelernt. |
| Jason: Imagine you learned it at home. Respond to the question. |
| Rilana: Wo hast du Deutsch gelernt? (five seconds) Ich habe es zuhause gelernt. |
| Jason: Now you want to ask someone where they learned German. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Rilana: Wo hast du Deutsch gelernt? |
| {pause} |
| Jason: This is the end of Lesson 7 |
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