Description
Book SynopsisIf you need to start speaking German Fast, but you don't have a lot of time to study the language, German For Dummies Audio Set is the quick-learning solution for you. These three sixty-minute CDs feature fast, focused instruction that gets you quickly up to speed on essential vocabulary and language structure.
Table of ContentsIntroduction 1
About This Audio Set 1
Conventions Used in This Audio Set 1
Foolish Assumptions 2
How This Audio Set Is Organized 3
Where to Go from Here 3
Lesson 1:1: Welcome and Overview of CD1: The Basics 5
Lesson 1:2: Personal Pronouns and Formalities 6
Personal Pronouns 6
Formalities 6
Lesson 1:3: Saying “Hello” and “Goodbye”. 7
Greetings 7
Goodbyes 7
Lesson 1:4: Saying and Replying to “How Are You?” 8
Lesson 1:5: Introducing Yourself and Talking about Where You’re From 9
Lesson 1:6: Indispensable Words and Phrases. 11
Pleasantries 11
Asking for help 11
Methods of transport 12
Places 12
People 13
Lesson 1:7: Useful Expressions and Phrases 14
Lesson 1:8: Introduction of Question Words 16
Lesson 1:9: Useful Questions and Answers. 17
Lesson 1:10: You Can Count on Me: An Overview of Numbers. 19
Lesson 1:11: What Time Is It? Finding Out How to Tell Time 21
Vocabulary 21
Example sentences 21
Lesson 1:12: Going through the Calendar and Forming the Date 23
Days of the week 23
Months of the year 23
Days of the month 24
Example sentences 24
Lesson 1:13: Directions 25
Vocabulary 25
Example sentences 26
Lesson 2:1: Welcome and Overview of CD2: The Nitty-Gritty: Language Structure 27
Lesson 2:2: Singular Nouns and Articles 28
At home 28
Downtown 29
Shopping 29
Places and things in the city/country 29
School 30
Occupations 30
Lesson 2:3: Plural Nouns and Articles 31
Lesson 2:4: Demonstrative Pronouns 32
Lesson 2:5: Adjectives and Location Sentences 33
Colors 33
Common adjectives 34
Example sentences about location 34
Lesson 2:6: Degrees of Adjectives 35
Common comparisons 35
Lesson 2:7: To Be or Not To Be: A Very Important Verb 36
Lesson 2:8: Common Regular and Irregular Verbs in the Infinitive Form 37
Regular verbs 37
Irregular verbs 38
Lesson 2:9: Conjugating Verbs in Present Tense 39
Regular verbs 39
Irregular verbs that add an umlaut 39
Irregular verbs with a vowel change 40
Special irregular patterns 40
Irregularities between the singular and plural conjugations 41
Lesson 2:10: Conjugating Verbs in Past Tense 43
Regular verbs 43
Irregular verbs 43
Special irregular pattern 44
Lesson 2:11: Conjugating Verbs in Future Tense 45
Lesson 2:12: Prepositions and Conjunctions 46
Accusative prepositions 46
Dative prepositions 46
Conjunctions 47
Lesson 2:13: Forming Simple Sentences 48
Lesson 2:14: Introducing More Complete Sentences 49
Lesson 2:15: Negative Sentences 50
Lesson 2:16: Forming Questions. 51
Lesson 3:1: Welcome and Overview of CD3: Real-World Situations 53
Lesson 3:2: At the Office 54
Office items 54
Meetings 54
Business departments 55
Colleagues 55
Verbs 55
Example sentences 56
Lesson 3:3: On the Job 57
Vocabulary 57
Verbs 58
Lesson 3:4: Making Small Talk 59
Lesson 3:5: Making Appointments 60
Vocabulary 60
Example sentences 60
Lesson 3:6: Making Travel Arrangements 61
Vocabulary 61
Verbs 61
Example sentences 62
Lesson 3:7: Asking for Directions 63
Vocabulary 63
Example sentences 64
Lesson 3:8: Asking for and Getting Help 65
Vocabulary 65
Example sentences 66
Lesson 3:9: At the Restaurant 67
Vocabulary 67
Verbs 68
Example sentences 68
Lesson 3:10: At the Hotel 69
Vocabulary 69
Verbs 69
Sentences and phrases 70
Lesson 3:11: At the Bank 71
Vocabulary 71
Verbs 71
Sentences and phrases 72
Lesson 3:12: At the Store 73
Vocabulary 73
Verbs 74
Example sentences 74
Mini-Dictionary 75
German-English Mini-Dictionary 75
English-German Mini-Dictionary 81
