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student der Student / die Studentin

      3) The basic form of adjectives has been shown for vocabulary items, for example:

       green grün

       Remember that if the adjective appears before the noun in German it changes depending on whether the noun it describes is masculine, feminine or neuter, and whether it is singular or plural.

       a green salad ein grüner Salat

       a green jacket eine grüne Jacke

       a green dress ein grünes Kleid

       green shoes grüne Schuhe

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THE ESSENTIALS | DAS WESENTLICHE

      Whether you’re going to be visiting a German-speaking country, or even living there, you’ll want to be able to chat with people and get to know them better. Being able to communicate effectively with acquaintances, friends, family, and colleagues is key to becoming more confident in German in a variety of everyday situations.

      umbrella

       der (Regen)schirm

      1. blue

       blau

      2. red

       rot

      3. green

       grün

      4. white

       weiß

      5. black

       schwarz

      6. yellow

       gelb

      THE BASICS | DAS WESENTLICHE

      Hello.

       Hallo.

      Hi!

       Hallo!

      Good morning.

       Guten Morgen.

      Good afternoon.

       Guten Tag.

      Good evening.

       Guten Abend.

      Goodnight.

       Gute Nacht.

      See you soon.

       Bis bald.

      See you tomorrow.

       Bis morgen.

      See you on Saturday.

       Bis Samstag.

      Bye!

       Tschüss!

      Have a good day/ evening!

       Schönen Tag / Abend!

       YOU SHOULD KNOW…

      German people are quite formal when initially introduced, shaking hands upon meeting and parting. Friends and relatives will often greet each other with one kiss on the cheek. “Guten Tag” is used to greet someone during the day; “Guten Morgen” is used in the morning, and “Guten Abend” in the evening.

      Yes.

       Ja.

      No.

       Nein.

      I don’t know.

       Ich weiß nicht.

      Please.

       Bitte.

      Yes, please.

       Ja, bitte.

      Thank you.

       Vielen Dank.

      No, thanks.

       Nein, danke.

      Excuse me.

       Entschuldigung.

      Sorry?

       Wie bitte?

      I’m sorry.

       Es tut mir leid.

      OK!

       Einverstanden!

      You’re welcome.

       Bitte.

      I don’t understand.

       Ich verstehe nicht.

       YOU SHOULD KNOW…

      “Ja” or “doch”? German has two words for “yes” – you use “ja” when answering an affirmative question, and “doch” when responding to a negative one.

      ABOUT YOU | ÜBER SIE

      When addressing a person, “Frau” and “Herr” are only used with their name, and “Frau” can refer to a married or an unmarried woman. “Fräulein” is no longer used.

      How old are you?

       Wie alt sind Sie?

      May I ask how old you are?

       Darf ich fragen, wie alt Sie sind?

      When is your birthday?

       Wann haben Sie Geburtstag?

      I’m … years old.

       Ich bin … (Jahre alt).

      My birthday is on…

       Ich habe am … Geburtstag.

      I was born in…

       Ich bin … geboren.

      I’m older/younger than…

       Ich bin älter / jünger als…

      Where are you from?

       Wo kommen Sie her?

      Where do you live?