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Lesson 13: Kleider machen Leute / Possessivartikel
December 28, 2024 · 16 minTo keep things manageable for this beginner's course, we're going to work with the Possessivartikel (the possessive articles) in the Nominative case only. (The Nominative case is one of four cases in German, and these are the only four…
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Lesson 12: Glück oder Unglück? / Verneinung mit kein und keine
December 28, 2024 · 15 minYou learned kein, keine, kein, keine back in lesson 7.3 as answers to Ja-/Nein-Fragen. You can also simply use them in sentences to say everyday things like "There is no bread in the house" or talk about the fact that "Serena Williams will…
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Lesson 11: Ein Hundeleben (A dog's life) / Indefinite articles
December 28, 2024 · 13 minNow that you can see the direct relationship between people, things, pronouns, and definite articles, it's time to branch out one step further to the indefinite articles. If you haven't yet, you'll begin to see even more in this lesson…
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Lesson 10: Erfindungen und Entdeckungen / Pronouns
December 28, 2024 · 16 minIn lesson 1 you learned that we can replace someone's name with a pronoun. You may specifically remember that we talked about Gisela (sie): Gisela liest die Nachrichten und trinkt Tee. Here we'll work more on replacing names with pronouns…
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Lesson 9: Lernen lernen / General review and repetition of articles: der die das
December 28, 2024 · 12 minIn this lesson, we're going to build upon what you learned about the articles in Lesson 3 and add one more layer. We'll also cover a bit of the rules of der/die/das groupings and a couple of techniques to help you learn which article goes…
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Lesson 8: Wage es, weise zu sein / W-Fragen
December 28, 2024 · 13 minNow that you've got a handle on Positions 1 and 2, you can start working with questions that will help you acquire more information than only a Yes/No answer. These are called W-Fragen, or W Questions, which are frequently referred to as…
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Lesson 7: Traditionen / Ja/Nein-Fragen
December 27, 2024 · 9 minIn lesson 6, we used the verb in Position 1 to create the Imperativ. You also need to utilize Position 1 to ask a question for which there is a Yes or a No answer. So, first be very clear in your mind that we've now switched to asking…
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Lesson 6: Pick Up After Yourself! / Der Imperativ
December 26, 2024 · 12 minThe command form or Imperativ in German is used differently and much more frequently than it is in English. So, this lesson is as much a cultural lesson as it is a grammatical one. Review the transcript, study the lesson and do the…
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Lesson 5: Once Upon a Time in the German Wild West / Inseparable Prefixes
December 26, 2024 · 19 minYou've already learned about verbs with separable prefixes, and now we're going to explore verbs with set prefixes. These prefixes are glued on, so they have to stay where they are. They are inseparable prefixes. Because this is a…
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Lesson 3: Do Articles Change the Way We Think? / Artikel und Hauptwörter
December 23, 2024 · 13 minOne of the most noteworthy things about learning German is one particular aspect: the many different words we have for the article the. You may find this mind-blowing, frustrating, or even entertaining. Maybe all three! You will likely…
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Lesson 2: Wir fahren los / Weird verbs: Werden und trennbare Verben
December 23, 2024 · 10 minJust like some regions have unusual plants, some languages have rather unusual verbs. German has a number of unusual verbs. Make sure to review the transcript, study the lesson and do the quizzes: www.newsinslowgerman…
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Lesson 1: The First German Course you Can't Fail! / Statements, Verben, Conjugations
December 23, 2024 · 10 minThis first lesson is full of information, so we made sure to lay it out step-by-step. It may seem like a lot of information, but by the end of this first lesson you will know everything you need to know to understand and create your own…

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