CBG 1:03 | Saying where you are from

02/06/13 • 23 min

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Introduction

Welcome to a new episode of Coffee Break German, our new course for beginners in German. In weekly episodes you’ll join native speaker Thomas who’ll be teaching learner Mark in gradual, structured lessons. Our “Cultural Correspondent” Julia and our “Grammar Guru” Kirsten will also join us in each episode to share their knowledge and love of all things German. In this lesson you’ll be moving on to talk about where you come from. You’ll learn:

how to ask the question “where do you come from?”;
how to answer this question and the names for a number of countries;
the difference between the “du” and “Sie” forms in German and what happens to verbs when you change the form;
how to greet people in different parts of the German-speaking world.

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Introduction

how to ask the question “where do you come from?”;
how to answer this question and the names for a number of countries;
the difference between the “du” and “Sie” forms in German and what happens to verbs when you change the form;
how to greet people in different parts of the German-speaking world.

Join us on YouTube where we post regular videos for language learners: subscribe to Coffee Break Languages now!

If you'd like to find out what goes on behind the scenes here at Coffee Break Languages, follow @coffeebreaklanguages on Instagram.

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CBG 1:02 | Saying your name

Introduction

This is our second episode of Coffee Break German, our new German course for beginners. In weekly episodes you’ll join native speaker Thomas who’ll be teaching learner Mark in gradual, structured lessons. Our “Cultural Correspondent” Julia and our “Grammar Guru” Kirsten will also join us in each episode to share their knowledge and love of all things German. In this lesson you’ll be learning greetings for different times of the day and how to introduce yourself:

how to say “good morning”, “good afternoon”, “good evening” and “good night”;
why the word for “good” changes in these expressions;
how to ask people “what is your name?” and how to answer that question yourself;
where the German language is spoken.

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CBG 1:04 | Saying where you live

Introduction

In this week’s episode of Coffee Break German you’ll take your German skills further and continue to develop your confidence in using the language. In weekly episodes you’ll join native speaker Thomas who’ll be teaching learner Mark in gradual, structured lessons. Our “Cultural Correspondent” Julia and our “Grammar Guru” Kirsten will also join us in each episode to share their knowledge and love of all things German. In this lesson you’ll be moving on to talk about where you live. You’ll learn:

how to say where you live;
how to change verb endings when talking about ich (I), du (you, informal) and Sie (you, formal);
how to make a sentence negative using the word nicht;
how Karneval is celebrated in German-speaking countries.

Join us on YouTube where we post regular videos for language learners: subscribe to Coffee Break Languages now!

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