22nd October, 2009

First small talk: hobbies

posted 4 months ago

Question:


a) Was sind deine / Ihre Hobbies? (What’s your hobby? / What are your hobbies?)

b) Was machst du /machen Sie gern? (What do you like to do?)

c) Was machst du in deiner Freizeit / machen Sie gern in Ihrer Freizeit? (What do like to do in your freetime?)

Some vocabulary:

ins Kino gehen (irreg.) = (to) go to the movies

einen Film anschauen (reg.) = (to) watch a movie

Sport treiben (irreg.) = (to) work out

schwimmen (irreg.) = (to) swim

klettern (reg.) = (to) climb

Musik hören (reg.) = (to) listen to music

lesen (irreg.) = (to) read

mit Freunden ausgehen (irreg.) = (to) go out with friends

sehr viel Spaß machen (reg.) = (to) be a lot of fun


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14th May, 2009

First small talk 3: Where are you from?

posted 10 months ago

#German #phrases

This post will teach you how to talk about where you are from. :)

Question 1:

Woher kommst du? / Woher sind Sie? = Where are you from? (informal / formal)

- Ich komme aus… = I come from…

Question 2:

Wo wohnst du? / Wo wohnen Sie? = Where do you live? (informal / formal)

- Ich wohne in… = I live in…

Vocabulary:

Woher? = Where from?

kommen = (to) come

aus = from

Wo? = Where?

wohnen = (to) live

in = in


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3rd May, 2009

First small talk 1: names

posted 10 months ago

#phrases

Question 1:

Wie heißt du? / Wie heißen Sie? = What’s your name? (informal / formal)?

(literally: How are you called?)

- Mein Name ist… / Ich heiße… = My name is… / I’m ….

Question 2:

Wie ist dein Nachname? / Wie ist Ihr Nachname? = What’s your last name (informal / formal)

- Mein Nachname ist… / Ich heiße… mit Nachnamen. = My last name is….

Vocabulary:

der Name = name

der Nachname = last name

der Vorname = first name

heißen = (to) be called

ich = I, me

Sie = you (formal)

Wie? = how?


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