Archive:Introduction to German

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• Course code: ALAU101:
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• Faculty: Humanities
• School: School:Language and Literature
• Department: Topic:Language Aquisition
• Stream German Stream
• Level: Beginner

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How to type German characters into the computer

Windows

(for these characters ensure that the num lock is on)

• For ä, hold down Alt, and press the numbers 1, 3, 2 on the keypad. Then release the Alt button.
• For Ä, hold down Alt, and press the numbers 1, 4, 2 on the keypad. Then release the Alt button.
• For ö, hold down Alt, and press the numbers 1, 4, 8 on the keypad. Then release the Alt button.
• For Ö, hold down Alt, and press the numbers 1, 5, 3 on the keypad. Then release the Alt button.
• For ü, hold down Alt, and press the numbers 1, 2, 9 on the keypad. Then release the Alt button.
• For Ü, hold down Alt, and press the numbers 1, 5, 4 on the keypad. Then release the Alt button.
• For ß, hold down Alt, and press the numbers 2, 2, 5 on the keypad. Then release the Alt button.

Mac

• For ü, ö, and ä, hold down option-u, release, and type u, o, or a.
• For ß type option-s.

GNU/Linux

Set up a key on the keyboard as the compose key. In GNOME this can be found in via the System -> Preferences -> Keyboard utility, on the Layout Options tab. To type an a letter with an umlaut, press the compose key followed by " and then the desired letter. To type the letter ß, press the compose key followed by the s key twice.

Vocabulary

Tag (day) Nacht (Night)

Common Greetings

Numbers

• one - eins
• two - zwei
• three - drei
• four - vier
• five - fünf
• six - sechs
• seven - sieben
• eight - acht
• nine - neun
• ten - zehn
• eleven - elf
• twelve - zwölf
• thirteen - dreizehn
• fourteen - vierzehn
• fifteen - fünfzehn
• sixteen - sechzehn
• seventeen - siebzehn
• eighteen - achtzehn
• nineteen - neunzehn
• twenty - zwanzig
• twenty one - einsundzwanzig
• thirty - dreißig
• forty - vierzig
• hundred - hundert
• one hundred - ein hundert

Sports

(der)Fußball (Soccer) (der)Amerikanische Fußball (Football)

Important verbs

Verb tables below

• Sein
• Haben
• Modal verbs
• Regular verbs

Assignments

To help you get acquainted with the written language, use this subpage to get in contact with German speaking Wikiversity participants.

Active participants

• Exorcist_bob
• MjVP13
• Daniel M. Roberts
• HappyCamper
• --Smithgrrl 02:38, 5 November 2006 (UTC) Ich spreche deutsch nicht besonders gut aber moechte gerne helfen, wenn ich kann!