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Series Title: Graded German Readers, Volume 5
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Buchstabe Letter
Handschrift Handwriting
Aussprache Pronunciation
Beispiele Examples
C c C c say Café
D d D d day Doch (however)
E e E e ay Rede (speach)
F f F f eff Fahren (go, drive)
G g G g gay Gast (guest)
H h H h haa Hoch (high)
I i I i eeh Lippe (lip)
J j J j yot Ja (yes)
K k K k kah Kuss (kiss, n)
L l L l ell Leben (live)
M m M m emm Mutter (mother)
N n N n enn Nord (north)
O o O o oh Ort (place, n)
Ö ö Ö ö oeh Öl (oil)
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ß ß ess-zett (s-z ligature)
Straße (street), lower case only, replaces "ss" in some
words.
T t T t tay Tag (day)
U u U u ueh unter (below)
Ü ü Ü ü uyuh über (over, about)
V v V v fow vier (four)
W w W w vay Woche (week)
X x X x ixx Xylofon
Y y Y y oop-see- lohn Typ (type)
Z z Z z zett zu (to)
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Diphthongs
au ow auch (also)
ie eeh Sie (you), nie (never)
Grouped consonants
Buchstabe Consonant
Aussprache Pronunciation
Beispiele Examples
ch kh Auch (too), sounds like "sh" or like "kh"
pf pf Pfeil (arrow)
ph f Alphabet (alphabet)
qu kv Quark (curd)
sch sh Schule (school)
sp / st shp / sht Sprechen (speak), Straße (street) at the
beginning of a stem only, otherwise sp/st
th t Theater (theatre), never pronounced like the English th
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Vokabeln Words
1. Administrator, der - administrator 2. Adresse, die - address 3.
arbeiten - work 4. auf - on 5. Bank, die - bank 6. Banker, der -
banker 7. Computer, der - computer 8. da ist / sind - there is /
are 9. dein - your 10. Deutsch - German 11. dieser - this 12. drei
- three 13. du - you 14. eigene; gehören, besitzen - own 15.
einkaufen - shopping 16. Englisch - English 17. er - he 18. Firma,
die - firm 19. frei - free 20. Freund, der - friend 21. fünf -
five
22. geboren sein - be born 23. Geburtstag, der - birth 24. Haus,
das - house 25. ich - I 26. ich habe - I have 27. ihn - him 28. in
- in 29. Jahr, das - year 30. Jahre alt - years old 31. Juni, der -
June 32. leben - live 33. lernen - learn 34. mein - my 35.
Nachname, der - last name 36. Nationalität, die - nationality 37.
Netzwerk, das - network 38. Nummer, die - number 39. oder - or 40.
rufen - call 41. sein - his 42. Sprache, die - language
43. sprechen - talk 44. Stadt, die - city 45. Straße, die - street
46. Tag, der - day 47. Telefon, das - phone 48. und - and 49.
Vatername, der - patronymic 50. verheiratet - married 51. wann -
when
52. welche - which, what 53. wer - who 54. wie - how 55. wie viel -
how much / many 56. wissen - know 57. wo - where 58. Wohnung, die -
apartment, flat 59. zwanzig - twenty
Ich heiße Anna Pierre. Ich bin Französin. Ich bin in Paris geboren
und wohne dort. Meine Adresse ist Victor Hugo Straße 12, Wohnung
15. Ich bin dreiundzwanzig Jahre alt. Ich bin verheiratet. Ich
arbeite in einer Bank als Banker. Meine Telefonnummer ist
0501234567. Ich spreche Französisch und Englisch. Das ist mein
Freund. Sein Name ist Hans Krause. Er ist Deutscher. Er ist in
Dortmund geboren. Jetzt lebt Hans in Paris. Seine Adresse ist Emile
Zola Straße 7, Wohnung 3. Er ist fünfundzwanzig Jahre alt. Er ist
verheiratet. Hans arbeitet bei einem Einzelhandelsunternehmen. Er
ist Computernetzwerkadministrator. Er wohnt in seinem eigenen Haus.
Seine Telefonnummer ist 0931234567. Hans spricht Französisch und
Deutsch.
My name is Anna Pierre. I am French. I was born and live in Paris.
My address is 12 Rue Victor Hugo, Apartment 15. I am twenty three
years old. I am married. I work in a bank as a banker. My phone
number is 0501234567. I speak French and English. This is my
friend. His name is Hans Krause. He is German. He was born in
Dortmund. Hans lives in Paris now. His address is 7 Rue Emile Zola,
Apartment 3. He is twenty five years old. He is married. Hans works
at a retail company. He is a computer network administrator. He
lives in his own house. His phone number is 0931234567. Hans speaks
French and German.
Fragen und Antworten 1
- Wie heißt du? - Ich heiße Anna.
2 - Wie ist dein zweiter Vorname? - Ich habe keinen zweiten
Vornamen.
3 - Wie ist dein Nachname? - Mein Nachname ist Pierre.
Questions and answers 1
- What is your name? - My name is Anna.
2 - What is your middle name? - I have no middle name.
3 - What is your second name? - My second name is Pierre.
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4 - Wo bist du geboren? - Ich bin in Paris geboren.
5 - Arbeitest oder studierst du? - Ich arbeite in der Bank.
6 - Wie alt bist du? - Ich bin 23 Jahre alt.
7 - Wann hast du Geburtstag? - Ich habe am 21. Juni
Geburtstag.
8 - Was ist deine Telefonnummer? - Meine Telefonnummer ist
0501234567.
9 - Bist du verheiratet oder Single? - Ich bin verheiratet.
10 - Wohnst du in einem Haus oder einer Wohnung? - Ich wohne in
einer Wohnung.
11 - Welche Sprachen sprichst du? - Ich spreche Englisch und
Französisch.
12 - Hast du einen Freund? Wie heißt er? - Er heißt Hans
Krause.
13 - Was ist seine Nationalität? - Er ist Deutscher.
14 - Wo ist er geboren? - Er ist in Dortmund geboren. Er wohnt in
Paris.
15 - Was ist Hansens Adresse? - Seine Adresse ist Emile Zola Straße
7, Wohnung 3.
16 - Wie alt ist er? - Er ist fünfundzwanzig Jahre alt.
17 - Wo arbeitet er? - Er arbeitet in einem
4 - Where were you born? - I was born in Paris.
5 - Do you work or study? - I work in the bank.
6 - How old are you? - I am 23 years old.
7 - When is your birthday? - My birthday is on June 21st.
8 - What is your telephone number? - My telephone number is
0501234567.
9 - Are you married or single? - I am married.
10 - Do you live in a house or an apartment? - I live in an
apartment.
11 - What languages do you know? - I know English and French.
12 - Do you have a friend? What is his name? - His name is Hans
Krause.
13 - What is his nationality? - He is German.
14 - Where was he born? - He was born in Dortmund. He lives in
Paris.
15 - What is Hans’s address? - His address is 7 Rue Emile Zola,
Apartment 3.
16 - How old is he? - He is twenty five years old.
17 - Where does he work? - He works at a retail company.
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- Was macht er in diesem Unternehmen? - Er ist ein
Computernetzwerkadministrator.
19 - Wohnt dein Freund in einer Wohnung oder in seinem eigenen
Haus? - Er wohnt in seinem eigenen Haus.
20 - Was ist seine Telefonnummer? - Seine Telefonnummer ist
0931234567.
21 - Welche Sprachen spricht er? - Er spricht Französisch und
Deutsch.
18 - What does he do at this company? - He is a computer network
administrator.
19 - Does your friend live in an apartment or his own house? - He
lives in his own house.
20 - What is his phone number? - His phone number is
0931234567.
21 - What languages does he speak? - He speaks French and
German.
Der beste Weg etwas zu lernen, ist damit anzufangen. The best way
to learn is to begin.
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