German A1 Course

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Chapter 1: Saying Hello – Sag Hallo

Lesson 2 – Introducing yourself

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Recap: Lesson 1

Listen to the words that you have just learned and write them in German.

Super! Great!

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Richtige Antwort: Hallo


Toll gemacht! Well done!

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Richtige Antwort: Danke


Person Writing on Black Board with Chalk

Sehr gut! Very good!

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Richtige Antwort: Auf Wiedersehen

Sehr gut! Very good!

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Richtige Antwort: Tschüss


trees under cloudy sky during sunset

Toll gemacht! Well done!

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Richtige Antwort: Guten Morgen


silhouette of trees

Super! Great!

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Richtige Antwort: Guten Abend


landscape photography of mountain

Toll gemacht! Well done!

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Richtige Antwort: Gute Nacht

Lesson 2: The verb heissen – to be named

If you wanto to introduce yourself in German you use the verb heissen.

Ich heisse Anna.

My name is Anna.

Super!

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Correct answer : heissen


Verbs have a small first letter in German!

Gut gemacht! Well done!

Listen again:

Correct answer: heissen


Sehr gut!

Richtige Antwort: Change in tense & change in person


Toll gemacht! Well done!

Correct answer: I


Super!

Correct answer: informal you


Wow!

Correct answer: formal you


1. Person Singular: ich (I)

ich heisse

2. Person Singular: du (informal you)

du heisst

3. Person Plural: Sie (formal you)

Sie heissen

Asking somebody for their name

Wie heisst du? What’s your name? (informal)


Wie heissen Sie? What’s your name? (formal)


How do you say “What’s your name” formally?

Toll gemacht! Well done!

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Richtige Antwort: Wie heissen Sie?


How do you say “What’s your name” informally?

Super! Super!

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Richtige Antwort: Wie heisst du?


Write “What’s your name?” (informally) in German

Toll gemacht! Well done!

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Richtige Antwort: Wie heisst du?


Write “What’s your name?” (formally) in German

Sehr gut! Very good!

Listen again:

Richtige Antwort: Wie heissen Sie?


Ich ________ Mark.

Toll gemacht! Well done!

Richtige Antwort: heisse


Wie _______ Sie?

Sehr gut! Very good!

Richtige Antwort: heissen


Du _______ Ben.

Super!

Richtige Antwort: heisst


Toll gemacht! Well done!

Richtige Antwort: heisse


Mega gut!

Richtige Antwort: heisst


Sehr gut!

Richtige Antwort: heissen

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