Teaching German - Language notes
These interactive tips are integrated into German Steps and explain the basic workings of the language. They are not a complete guide to German grammar, but provide a grounding in most of the main points. Each of them links to extra notes explaining structures and patterns in more detail.
Simple introductions
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Sein: Ich bin, Sie sind
Words similar to English
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Recognising cognates
Masculine and feminine
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Nouns and gender: professions
Saying where you're from
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Prepositions: aus, in
Asking questions
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Interrogatives
Asking and talking about location
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Location: wo, in, an
Using 'bitte'
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Basic formalities: bitte
Compound nouns
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Introduction to compound nouns
Saying 'I'd like...'
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Making a choice: ich möchte
Saying 'there' and 'there is/are'
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Basic impersonal structures, es gibt
Saying 'I need'
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Necessity, brauchen
Agreeing
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Agreement: ich verstehe, in Ordnung, kein Problem
Talking about the future
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Present tense as future
Saying 'it'
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Personal pronouns: er, sie, es
Saying 'from'
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Prepositions: von, aus
Describing objects
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Introduction to adjectives
Understanding instructions
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The imperative: Nehmen Sie
More about the past
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Participles
