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17 Responses to “Newbie lesson #4 - Düsseldorf Arc - Jobs and studies”
Tuesday at 6:30 pm
Was machen Sie beruflich?
Thursday at 4:57 am
Ich studiere.
But there is one thing that really confused me:
ich studiere
du studierst
sie studieren
While it is right, you really got me confused here, because “sie studieren” sounds like the plural (in the sense of two or more people), while you were meaning the third person singular - at least if I got it right. So, to spare confusion, wouldn’t “sie studiert” be better?
I know that one uses “sie studiert” when talking about a female, while “sie studieren” can either be plural or the formal direct adressing of someone in the sense of “Sie studieren Medizin?”…
I know it’s probably completely uninteresting for everyone else, because it is correct after all. It still got me to re-listen at least three times…
Thursday at 5:23 am
Kare, please don’t confuse the newbies
The 3rd person singular (he/she/it) hasn’t been taught in this series. The newbie series focusses on just the bare basics to get people to communicate in German ASAP without too much grammar study. So we’re actually just using the ich, du and Sie (formal you) forms right now, since the others are not immediately necessary to get what you want in Germany. The Beginner series pursues a more typical textbook approach, teaching the complete conjugation at once and the like.
Saturday at 3:36 pm
Ich studiere Musik. Ich bin ein Sänger. Ich singe im Kirche.
Thursday at 6:49 am
Ich arbeite als Programmiererin.
I can almost borrow the exact sentence from the dialogue.
Wednesday at 7:40 am
Ich arbeite als Briefträger.
Monday at 3:56 pm
Ich arbeite als technischer Redakteur
is this the right translation for ” I work as a technical writer”?
Monday at 6:30 am
I am not entirely sure about the following phrase:
“Am Samstag komme ich nach Hamburg”
I fail to understand why the ‘komme’ verb is placed in front of I (ich). Can anyone explain this to me?
Thanks a lot.
Tuesday at 3:49 pm
Ich arbeite als Künstler!
Friday at 2:52 pm
When i click on
Line-By-Line Audio Transcript
I find that the audio transcripts for many items in the website are incorrect.
For e.g. the following audio transcript is the something else.
#2: Ich arbeite als Programmierer. Und Sie? => Audio transcript is not correct
#2: Was studieren Sie? Studieren Sie Medizin? =>
The whole of line audio transcript for this section is in german, it is expected to be in english !
Formal English
#1: Mr Schmidt, what do you do professionally?
#2: I work as a programmer. And you?
#1: I am still at university. (Literally: I study still)
#2: What do you study? Do you study medicine?
#1: No, I study history.
Tuesday at 11:41 pm
Hello ! Matthew Cachia :
I am a beginner in German learning^^
Your question is about grammar.
Verb always in 2nd position in one German sentence.
So ” Am Samstag”( 1st position) komme (2nd position) Ich~~~
Hope it’s clear for you.
Monday at 12:16 pm
Hey guys I got only 3 lessons as a new bie. Plz send me other lessons at unique.prateekjain@gmail.com. Thanks
Thursday at 5:22 pm
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Tuesday at 5:15 am
Hey guys!! The podcast of this lesson it’s not showing up on my iphone, just like many others.. Is it the web site or my mobile..? Thanks!
Tuesday at 5:20 am
Btw.. I’ve singed up to the site already..
Tuesday at 4:33 pm
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Wednesday at 2:13 am
It really helps that I have been studying and speaking Spanish for many years and have visited Germany or else I would be a little confused. My biggest problem is my accent; however, with practice I have seen some improvement in the last week.
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