[[Image:Gerlinde jaenicke.jpg|thumb|There are many reasons to learn German...]]
[[Image:Patrick Nuo.jpg|thumb|...also for those who didn't really like the first photo! {{smile}}]]
Welcome to '''Introduction to German''', part of [[Foreign Language Learning|Foreign Language Learning]] and [[Language and Literature|Language and Literature school]]. The aim of this beginner level course is to tell you about the basics of German, no prior knowledge is required. It helps however, if you are good in English (while this material is written in it) and also some knowledge of grammatical terms comes handy. So... If you know the know what is the difference between "plural" and "singular", you can move further :) ...and join the [[German Stream]] if you want.
==Unit Summary==
== First steps ==
* '''Course code:''' ALAU101:
'''Congratulations!''' To continue reading this page you just made the first step to learn German. So you can now say the classical phrase: ''"[[German/lernen|Ich lerne Deutsch]]"''.
* '''Suggested Prerequisites:'''
<p>
** ...
Now you have two things to master: <br>
* '''Time investment:'''
* '''Assessment suggestions:'''
* '''Faculty:''' Humanities
* '''School:''' [[School:Language and Literature]]
* '''Department:''' [[Topic:Language Aquisition]]
* '''Stream''' [[German Stream]]
* '''Level:''' Beginner
==Content summary==
<big>[[German vocabulary|Vocabulary]]</big> <br>
and <br>
<big>[[German grammar|Grammar]]</big> <br>
<p>
The trick is, that you can't focus just on one of these. You may think that vocabulary is enough. If you know the words, than you can say and write anything you want... But it is not that true. You also have to learn ''how'' to say and write it! Fortunately for you there is a good opportunity to practice this [[Learning by doing|right here at Wikademia]].
==Intended outcome==
== Vocabulary ==
All material concerning the German vocabulary is concentrated at [[German vocabulary]] and its subpages. Please help develop it further, possible in cooperation with [[b:|Wikibooks]] using the well developed [[b:German|German textbook]].
==Unit materials==
=== Alphabet/Pronunciation ===
* Please see [[b:German/Appendices/Alphabet#The_Alphabet|The Alphabet (at Wikibooks)]].
All pages about grammar in German should be focused at [[German grammar]]. Proceed there for more information.
Learning materials and learning projects can be used by multiple departments. Cooperate with other departments that use the same learning resource.
== [[Introduction_to_German/Input|'''Typing German characters into a computer''']] ==
* ...
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'''For a PC''', you have quick access by typing the following:<br />
Learning materials and [[Portal:Learning Projects|learning projects]] are located in the main Wikiversity namespace. Simply make a [[link]] to the name of the lesson (lessons are independent pages in the [[Wikiversity:Namespaces|main namespace]]) and start writing!
ß - alt+225<br />
ä - alt+132<br />
===Texts===
ö - alt+148<br />
An open-ended German book.
ü - alt+129<br />
*[http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/German German wikibook]
Ä - alt+142<br />
Ö - alt+153<br />
===Lessons===
Ü - alt+154<br />
*[[The Pronouns]] <--Needs to be numbered in a good place when other lessons are written (probably first).
{{break}}
'''On a Mac''', the commands are as follows:<br />
*[[Introduction to basic German verbs]] <--Needs to be numbered in a good place when other lessons are written.
ß - ⌥ + s<br />
ä - ⌥ + u, a<br />
*[[:Image:ABC-Song.ogg|ABC-Song]] - audio file, also [[Image:German alphabet.ogg]]
ö - ⌥ + u, o<br />
ü - ⌥ + u, u<br />
===[[Introduction_to_German/Input|'''Typing German characters into a computer''']]===
For a PC, you have quick access by typing the following:<br>
ß - alt+0223<br>
ä - alt+0228<br>
ö - alt+0246<br>
ü - alt+0252<br>
On a Mac, the commands are as follows:<br>
ß - ⌥ + s<br>
ä - ⌥ + u, a<br>
ö - ⌥ + u, o<br>
ü - ⌥ + u, u<br>
Note: the umlaut can be assigned to any vowel by first holding '⌥' and pressing the 'u' key. It will then wait for a vowel key to be pressed.
Note: the umlaut can be assigned to any vowel by first holding '⌥' and pressing the 'u' key. It will then wait for a vowel key to be pressed.
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=== Pronunciation / Alphabet ===
== Assignments ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Alphabet'''
|-
! German !! English Equivalent
|-
| A || Ah
|-
| B || Bay
|-
| C || Say
|-
| D || Day
|-
| E || Ay
|-
| F || Eff
|-
| G || Gay
|-
| H || Hah
|-
| I || Ee
|-
| J || Yote
|-
| K || Kah
|-
| L || Ell
|-
| M || Emm
|-
| N || En
|-
| O || Oh
|-
| P || Pay
|-
| Q || Coo
|-
| R || Err
|-
| S || Ess
|-
| T || Tay
|-
| U || Ooh
|-
| V || Fow
|-
| W || Vay
|-
| X || Ihks / Eeks
|-
| Y || oops-ill-on (derived from upsilon)
|-
| Z || Tset
|-
| ß || Ess-Tset (Can be subistituted with two S's (Straße or Strasse))
|}
=== Vocabulary ===
To help you get acquainted with the written language, use this subpage to get in contact with German speaking Wikademia participants.
==== Expressions of Time ====
== Related materials ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Specific Time'''
|-
! German !! English
|-
| die Zeit || time
|-
| die Stunde || hour
|-
| die Minute || minute
|-
| die Sekunde || second
|}
{| class="wikitable"
* [[Wikipedia:German language|German language]]- Wikipedia article
|+'''Generic Times'''
* [[b:German|German]] - An open-ended textbook at Wikibooks
|-
! German !! English
|-
| der Tag || day
|-
| der Morgen || morning
|-
| der Mittag || midday/noon
|-
| der Nachmittag|| afternoon
|-
| der Abend || evening
|-
| die Nacht || night
|-
| die Mitternacht || midnight
|}
{| class="wikitable"
Learning materials and learning projects can be used by multiple departments. Cooperate with other departments that use the same learning resource.
Note: The "-s" in "Sechs" and the "-en" in "Sieben" are dropped in the combination.
<br>
<br>
===== Double Digits =====
*In German, two digit numbers are created by:
adding the suffix "-zig." (similar to English "-ty").
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! German !! English
|-
| zwanzig|| twenty
|-
| dreißig || thirty
|-
| vierzig || forty
|-
| fünfzig || fifty
|-
| sechzig || sixty
|-
| siebzig || seventy
|-
| achtzig || eighty
|-
| neunzig || ninety
|}
Note: The spellings of zwanzig (20), dreißig (30), sechzig (60), and siebzig (70) are irregular.<br>
*Two digit numbers that do not end with zero are made as follows:
second digit + und + the number as it would be said if it ended in zero (English Example: 42 / Two and Fourty / twoandfourty / Zwei und vierzig / zweiundvierzig)
Examples:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! German !! English
|-
| einundzwanzig || 21
|-
| siebunddreißig || 37
|-
| sechsundvierzig || 46
|-
| vierundsechzig || 64
|-
| neunundneunzig || 99
|-
|}
*Large numbers are similar to English:
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! German !! English
|-
| hundert || 100
|-
| tausend || 1.000
|-
| Million || 1.000.000
|-
| Milliarde || 1.000.000.000
|-
| Trillion || 1.000.000.000.000
|-
|}
Note: Periods (.) are used to divide large numbers into groups of three, as opposed to commas (,).
*Commas are used as decimal points:
1.001 = "one thousand"
1,001 = "one point zero zero one"
===Sports===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! German !! English
|-
| der Amerikanische Fußball || American football
|-
| der Fußball || football/soccer
|-
| der Tischtennis || tabletennis/Pingpong
|-
|}
=== Important verbs ===
Verb tables below
*[[Sein]]
*[[Haben]]
*[[German modal verbs|Modal verbs]]
*[[Regular verbs]]
=== Other Verbs ===
*[[gehen]] to go
*[[machen]] to do
*brauchen- to need
*essen- to eat
*heissen- to be called (as in, "her name is"; "sie heisst Claudia...")
*wissen- to know (knowledge, information)
*kennen- to know (acquaintance)
*spielen- to play
*besuchen- to visit
*laufen- to run
*radfahren- to ride a bike (Separable prefix. Ex. Ich fahre rad. (I ride a bike.))
*lachen = to laugh
*sehen = to see (Stem-changer... for du, er, sie, and es change the first 'e' to 'ie'): Ex. Siehst du mich? (Do you see me?)
*möchten = to would like
*fliegen = to fly
*lieben = to love
*schlafen = to sleep (Stem-changer. Change 'a' to umlauted 'a'.)
*weinen = to cry
*mögen = to like (Stem changer, change umlauted 'o' to 'a' in du, er, sie, and es forms. (Ex. Ich mag Katzen: I like cats.))
===Assignments===
Learning materials and [[Portal:Learning Projects|learning projects]] are located in the main Wikademia namespace. Simply make a [[link]] to the name of the lesson (lessons are independent pages in the [[Wikademia:Namespaces|main namespace]]) and start writing!
To help you get acquainted with the written language, use this subpage to get in contact with German speaking Wikiversity participants.
== Learning Resources ==
* A podcast for students Slow German is spoken clearly and slowly. Mehr Informationen unter [http://www.slowgerman.com www.slowgerman.com]
==Active participants==
== Active participants ==
*[[User:Exorcist_bob | Exorcist_bob]]
*[[User:Mjvp13 | MjVP13]]
*[[User:Daniel M. Roberts | Daniel M. Roberts]]
*[[User:HappyCamper|HappyCamper]]
*--[[User:Smithgrrl|Smithgrrl]] 02:38, 5 November 2006 (UTC) Ich spreche Deutsch nicht besonders gut, aber möchte gerne helfen wenn ich kann!
*[[User:Kaiti|Kaiti]] Ich werde wenn ich kann helfen!
*[[User:Enlil Ninlil|Enlil Ninlil]] 04:13, 27 April 2007 (UTC)
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Latest revision as of 04:32, 8 June 2009
There are many reasons to learn German......also for those who didn't really like the first photo!
Welcome to Introduction to German, part of Foreign Language Learning and Language and Literature school. The aim of this beginner level course is to tell you about the basics of German, no prior knowledge is required. It helps however, if you are good in English (while this material is written in it) and also some knowledge of grammatical terms comes handy. So... If you know the know what is the difference between "plural" and "singular", you can move further :) ...and join the German Stream if you want.
First steps
Congratulations! To continue reading this page you just made the first step to learn German. So you can now say the classical phrase: "Ich lerne Deutsch".
The trick is, that you can't focus just on one of these. You may think that vocabulary is enough. If you know the words, than you can say and write anything you want... But it is not that true. You also have to learn how to say and write it! Fortunately for you there is a good opportunity to practice this right here at Wikademia.
Vocabulary
All material concerning the German vocabulary is concentrated at German vocabulary and its subpages. Please help develop it further, possible in cooperation with Wikibooks using the well developed German textbook.
Learning materials and learning projects can be used by multiple departments. Cooperate with other departments that use the same learning resource.
Learning materials and learning projects are located in the main Wikademia namespace. Simply make a link to the name of the lesson (lessons are independent pages in the main namespace) and start writing!
Learning Resources
A podcast for students Slow German is spoken clearly and slowly. Mehr Informationen unter www.slowgerman.com
