German Language can easily be learnt if the learner speaks/understands English language.
German and English have a lot of similarities and differences as well. They borrow from each other.
For example, the German language shares 60% of the English Vocabulary.
German language makes use of the 26 letters in the English Alphabet with extra 4 new letters, making it 30 letters of the German Alphabet.
Now, let’s learn some of the common words in German .
1. THE DAYS OF THE WEEK / DIE TAGE DES WOCHEN
We have 7 days in a week and they are:-
English / German
Monday (Mon) / Montag (Mo)
Tuesday (Tues) / Dienstag (Di)
Wednesday(Wed) / Mittwoch (Mi)
Thursday (Thurs) / Donnerstag (Do)
Friday (Fri) / Freitag (Fr)
Saturday (Sat) / Samstag (Sa)
Sunday (Sun) / Sonntag (So)
* Sat + Sun = The Weekend
* Sa + So = Das Wochenende
2. MONTHS OF THE YEAR / DIE MONATEN DES JAHRE
January / Januar
February / Februar
March / März
April / April
May / Mai
June / Juni
July / Juli
August / August
September / September
October / Oktober
November / November
December / Dezember
3 COMMON GREETINGS / BEGRÜSUNG
Good Morning / Guten Morgen
Good Afternoon / Guten Tag
Good Evening / Guten Abend
Good Night / Gute Nacht
Hello / Hallo
Yes / Ja….’J’ is seen as ‘y’, so it sounds like ‘ yaa’
No / Nein
Bye bye / Tschüs
See you again / Aufwiedersehen
Hear from you again / Aufwiederhören
See you soon / Bis Bald
See you later / Bis Später
Excuse me / Entischuldigung
I’m sorry / Es tut Mir leid
Thanks / Danke
Thanks very much / Vielen Dank
Thanks a lot / Danke Schon
Welcome / Willkommen…. ‘w’ is seen as ‘ v’…. So it will sound like ‘villkommen’
4. BIRTHDAY SONG / GEBURTSTAG LIED
Happy birthday to you / Zum Geburtstag viel Glück
Happy birthday to you / Zum Geburtstag viel Glück
Happy birthday / Zum Geburtstag
Happy birthday …. to you / Zum Geburtstag … viel Glück
* Many more years / Noch Viele Jahre.
5. DIE ZAHLEN….THE NUMBERS
0 – Null
1 – Eins
2 – Zwei
3 – Drei
4 – Vier
5 – Fünf
6 – Sechs
7 – Sieben
8 – Acht
9 – Neun….’eu’ sound ‘oi’…like noin
10 – Zehn
11 – Elf
12 – Zwölf
13 – Dreizehn
14 – Vierzehn
15 – Fünfzehn
16 – Sechzehn…..’s’ goes out
17 – Siebzehn…”en’ goes away
18 – Achtzehn
19 – Neunzehn
20 – Zwanzig…..’ig’ sounss ‘sh’
30 – Dreißig….’ ß’ has ‘s’ sound, b.c is double ‘s’… ẞ = ss.
40 – Vierzig
50 – Fünfzig
60 – Sechzig
70 – Siebzig
80 – Achtzig
90 – Neunzig
100 – (ein) hundert
1000 – (ein) tausend…. ‘d’ sounds ‘t’
This is one class for 14 days. Well-done. Just prepare my certificate after class😀
😄….and more to come to keep you busy. Just learn fast 😀👍
Thanks for he compliment.
Dear Tante,
Thank you for providing a platform for German learning amidst this pandemic. You’re remarkable. You’ve made the world a better place through this act of kindness. You’re the best.
Vielen Dank Tante.
Awwwww, Vielen Dank meine LiebeSchatzt. Ich freue mich.
Thanks a lot dear. I’m pleased