Syllable Stress
The general rule in German is that words are stressed on the first syllable. However, there are
exceptions. Almost all exceptions are of latin, french, or greek origin. Mostly
these are words stressed
on the last syllable, as shown by the following:
Vo=`kal Kon=so=`nant Lek=ti=`on
These words (not stressed on the first syllable) appear in the (Level II and III) lesson vocabularies as
Vo
kal
,
Konso
nant
,
Lek
tion
(in some regions:
Lekti
on
), etc.
A.02 • Phrase book
German Phrases
Greetings
Hallo!
Hello!
Guten Tag!
Good day!
Tag!
Good day!
Guten Morgen!
Good morning!
Guten Abend!
Good evening!
Gute Nacht!
Good night!
Wie geht es Ihnen?
How are you (formal)? How are you doing?
Wie geht's
How are you (informal)
Es geht mir gut
I'm doing fine, I'm well
Prima!
Great!
Spitze!
Super!
Gut!
Good!
Sehr gut!
Very good!
Toll!
Terrific!
Ganz gut
Pretty good
So lala
OK
Es geht so
Going ok
Nicht gut
Not well
Schlecht
Bad
Sehr schlecht
Very bad
Miserabel
Miserable
Und Ihnen?
And you (formal)?
Auf Wiedersehen!
Good bye!
1
Wiedersehen!
Bye!
Tschüss!
See you!
Tschau!
Ciao! (Italian for 'see you')
Bis später!
Later! (until later)
Bis dann!
Later! (until whenever)
Wiederhören
(hear) again (used over the phone)
1
Note:
Wiedersehen
directly translates as "to see again".
Gespräche (conversations)
Danke (sehr)! Thanks, thank you
Danke schön! Thanks a lot!
Bitte? Please?
Bitte (sehr)! You're welcome! (comes after danke)
Entschuldigung! Excuse me!
Vielen Dank Much thanks
Gern
geschehen You are welcome
Verstehen (understanding)
Bitte, sprechen Sie etwas langsamer. Please speak somewhat slower
Können Sie mich verstehen? Can you understand me?
Ich verstehe Sie nicht. I don't understand you.
Was haben Sie gesagt? What was that? What have you said?
Können Sie das bitte wiederholen? Can you say that again, please!
Ich spreche kein Deutsch. I don't speak German (literally:
I speak no
German)
Ich spreche nur ein bisschen Deutsch. I speak only a little German
A.03 • Resources
Lists and directories to online resources
•
www.deutschlern.net
- E-learning platform for beginning, intermediate and advanced students
and teachers of German. Exercises based on authentic texts train
reading comprehension,
vocabulary, and grammar. Monitor function for teachers. Free of charge, requires free login.
•
Deutsch als Fremdsprache
- Useful links for German language learners. Site in German.
•
German Language and
Culture Resources
- Materials and resources for learning the German
language and about German-speaking culture.
•
Free Online German Tutorial
- at ielanguages.com
Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: