Archive:Introduction to German

Welcome to the Introduction to German Department! Part of the Foreign Language department

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• metalrobot
• Daniel M. Roberts
• HappyCamper 23:10, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

How to type German characters into the computer

Typing German characters on a PC

• For ü, hold down Ctrl, and press the numbers 1, 2, 9 on the keypad. Then release the Ctrl button.
• For ß, hold down Ctrl, and press the numbers 2, 2, 5 on the keypad. Then release the Ctrl button.

Typing German characters on a Mac

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

Vocabulary

Die Nummern

eins, zwei, drei, vier, fünf, sechs sieben, acht, neun, zehn

elf, zwölf, dreizehn, vierzehn, fünfzehn, sechszehn, siebzehn, achtzehn, neunzig

zwanig, einsundzwanzig

Important verbs

Verb tables below

• Sein
• Haben