Take a read and listen carefully to practise pronunciation :)
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I’ve decided to help you more with pronunciation by posting more audio. Hopefully this will help you a bit :)
In the past, I’ve written some posts called “Survival phrases” where I’m basically teaching you random, more or less important phrases. So now you actually get to hear the phrases and not only read them ;)
Please read along while listening :) SURVIVAL PHRASES 1
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kelli-leigh-o asked: I just recently found your blog, and am so excited because I will be traveling to Germany in about six months. If there were three essential German phrases that any first-time visitor must absolutely remember, what would they be?
1.) “Entschuldigung, darf ich bitte Ihre Toilette benutzen? / Entschuldigung, wo ist Ihre Toilette bitte?” (Excuse me, may I use your bathroom please? / Excuse me, where is your bathroom please?)
2.) “Ein Bier bitte!” (One beer, please!) ;)
3.) “Sprechen Sie Englisch?” / “Entschuldigung, ich spreche leider kein Deutsch.” (Do you speak English? / Sorry, I don’t speak German unfortunately.)
ENJOY YOUR TRIP!!! :)
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Mir ist….”It is…to me” vs. Ich bin….”I’m…”
Some of you are confused by when to use “Mir ist…” and when to use “Ich bin…”.
“Mir ist….” is used to express a certain feeling. It literally translates to something like “It is… to me”. In English you use “I’m…” (= Ich bin) but you have to be careful, because that’s not how it works in German. Here are some common phrases to remember:
Mir ist kalt (I am cold). (I’m freezing = Ich friere)Ich bin kalt (doesn’t make any sense). (I’m cold-hearted = Ich bin kaltherzig)
Mir ist warm/heiß (= I feel warm/hot). (I’m sweating = Ich schwitze) Ich bin warm (makes no sense) / Ich bin heiß (= one way of saying “I’m horny”). CHANGES THE MEANING!
Mir ist schlecht (I’m nautious/sick) Ich bin schlecht (= ich bin ein schlechter Mensch). (I’m a bad person) CHANGES THE MEANING!
Mir ist schwindelig. (I’m feeling dizzy) Ich bin schwindelig. (doesn’t make sense)
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Survival phrases 6
Hatschi! I hope most of you haven’t caught a cold yet… I’m about to - I can already feel it :S
Here are some survival phrases / vocabulary for you:
Ich habe eine Erkältung. / Ich bin erkältet. = I have a cold.
Ich habe Schnupfen. = I have a runny / stuffed nose.
Ich habe Husten. = I have a cough.
Ich habe Halsschmerzen. = I have a sore throat.
der Hustensaft = cough syrup
das Nasenspray = nasal spray
Hatschi! = Achoo!
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First small talk: hobbies
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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Survival phrases 5
1. Du bist süß. = You’re cute.
2. Du bist hübsch. = You’re pretty.
3. Du bist schön. = You’re beautiful.
4. Du bist heiß. = You’re hot.
5. Du bist sexy. = You’re sexy.
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Survival phrases 4
1. Ich habe Kopfschmerzen. = I have a headache.
2. Ich habe Bauchschmerzen. = I have a stomach ache.
3. Mein/e …. tut/tun mir weh. = My …. hurts.
4. Ich habe Zahnschmerzen. = I have a toothache.
5. Ich habe Rückenschmerzen. = I have a pain in the back.
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First small talk 5: the weather 1
Question:
Wie ist das Wetter heute? How is the weather today?
Es ist sonnig / Die Sonne scheint. It’s sunny. / The sun is shining.
Es ist regnerisch / Es regnet. It’s rainy. / It’s raining.
Es ist bewölkt. It’s cloudy.
Es ist nebelig. It’s foggy.
Es schneit. It’s snowing.
Next time, we’ll learn about temperature.
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Survival phrases 3
1. Mein Lieblingsbuch ist…. = My favourite book is….
2. Meine Lieblingsband ist… = My favourite band is…
3. Mein Lieblingsfilm ist…. = My favourite movie is….
4. Mein Lieblingsschauspieler is…. = My favourite actor is….
5. Mein Lieblingsautor ist… = My favourite author is….
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