Basic German Lessons

[Genrin619]

I am giving basic German lessons. If you want any, please sign up. You will have homework (easy and can usually be done in 2-3 minutes) and the occasional project/quiz that can earn you gold, items, and more.

Name:
Why you want to learn:
Do you know any German?:  

[Genrin619]

mmmbopper

W0LFKING

I will begin making your lessons. I'll be on spring break this week, but I will try to be online some. If not, your lessons will start in 7 days. We will start with the alphabet and how to pronounce the letters, how to write numbers out in words, greetings/goodbyes and basic vocabulary (colors, parts of a room).  

[Genrin619]

mmmbopper

W0LFKING

Lessons will be available in another thread I will create on Monday. I haven't had much time to be online this break, but I will have nothing but time for the rest of this month. Happy St. Patty's Day!  

[Genrin619]

mmmbopper

W0LFKING

Notes

Though it is similar to ours, there are differences in pronunciation and some special characters. Note: whenever you see "same" under pronunciation, you would pronounce the letter as you would in the English alphabet. These are the basic pronunciations. Pronunciation of a letter or letter grouping may change depending on the letters preceding and succeeding.

Please note that E does not always come before I, but in most cases it does. When in doubt, use this. Germans favor K over C for hard sounds (as in Cat, Crew, and Can), saving the C for soft sounds in letter groups*.

*See the Special Characters and Groupings chart for more on C.

 

[Genrin619]

mmmbopper

W0LFKING

H-P


Q-Z


Special characters and groupings.


Please note that Ch, depending on the region or Germanic country, will sometimes be pronounced as a hard K (as given above in the chart). When it is at the end of a word, some pronounce Ch as K, some as a soft Shh. Neither is wrong, but most use a soft sound for Ch when it is at the end of a word.

So, use K for Ch when it is not at the end of a word, and Shh for Ch when it is at the end of the word. Example: Dich would be said as Dish.

The above is a nice rule of thumb and works most of the time, but there are a few certain words in the German language that must be pronounced with either a K or Shh and cannot be altered. When in doubt, refer to the rule above.

For a test, I will give each of you a set of words, and you will write out each syllable in the way that it would be pronounced. Example: Katze, cats-uh; Vater, vah-ter.

Please quote me and post when you are ready for this "test".

 

[Genrin619]

W0LFKING

Genrin619

I'm ready when you are.

1) Wasser
2) Kusine
3) Rot
4) Zwei
5) Guten

Bonus:

6) Reißverschluss
7) Give the English word for each.

Note: It is not cheating to look up words online if you are unsure. That's just another way of learning. Good luck!  

[Genrin619]

mmmbopper

Genrin619

Please quote me and post when you are ready for this "test".

Yup yup ready.

1) Weiß
2) Aber
3) Augen
4) Sechs
5) Schwester

Bonus:

6) Reißverschluss
7) Give the English word for each.

Note: It is not cheating to look up words online if you are unsure. That's just another way of learning. Good luck!