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| Jason: Top 25 German Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 2: Where are you from? in German (In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for German learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations.) |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question Where are you from? In German this is |
| Rilana: Woher kommst du? |
| The first word in the question is |
| Rilana: woher |
| Jason: meaning where from in English. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) woher |
| Jason: Listen again and repeat. |
| Rilana: woher |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Rilana: kommst |
| Jason: meaning come. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) kommst |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Rilana: kommst |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Rilana: woher kommst |
| {pause} |
| Next is |
| Rilana: du |
| Jason: meaning you. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) du |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Rilana: du |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Rilana: woher kommst du |
| {pause} |
| Jason: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question Where are you from?? |
| Rilana: Ich komme aus den USA. |
| Jason: "I'm from the U.S.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Rilana: (Slow) Ich komme aus den USA. |
| {pause} |
| [USA] is pronounced as three separated lettes as in the German alphabet: [U], [S], [A]. |
| Jason: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Rilana: ich |
| Jason: meaning I. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) ich |
| Jason: Now repeat |
| Rilana: ich |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: And after that |
| Rilana: komme |
| meaning come. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) komme |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Rilana: komme |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: Next is |
| Rilana: aus |
| meaning from. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) aus |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Rilana: aus |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: And next |
| Rilana: den |
| meaning the. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) den |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Rilana: den |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: Next is |
| Rilana: USA |
| which is U.S.A.. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) USA |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Rilana: USA |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: Listen to the speaker say, I'm from the U.S., and then repeat. |
| Rilana: Ich komme aus den USA. |
| {pause} |
| Jason: To expand on the pattern, replace the U.S. with Germany. |
| Rilana: Deutschland |
| Jason: Germany |
| Rilana: (slow) Deutschland (regular) Deutschland |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Germany |
| Rilana: Ich komme aus Deutschland. |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the U.S.. Say I'm from Germany |
| {pause} |
| Rilana: Ich komme aus Deutschland. |
| Jason: To expand on the pattern, replace Germany with France. |
| Rilana: Frankreich |
| Jason: France |
| Rilana: (slow) Frankreich (regular) Frankreich |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, this time with France |
| Rilana: Ich komme aus Frankreich. |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for Germany. Say I'm from France |
| {pause} |
| Rilana: Ich komme aus Frankreich. |
| Jason: To expand on the pattern, replace France with Spain. |
| Rilana: Spanien |
| Jason: Spain |
| Rilana: (slow) Spanien (regular) Spanien |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, this time with Spain |
| Rilana: Ich komme aus Spanien. |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for France. Say I'm from Spain |
| {pause} |
| Rilana: Ich komme aus Spanien. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Germany and someone asks you where you're from. You're from the U.S.. Respond to the question. |
| Rilana: Woher kommst du? (five seconds) Ich komme aus den USA. |
| Jason: Now, imagine you're from Germany Respond to the question. |
| Rilana: Woher kommst du? (five seconds) Ich komme aus Deutschland. |
| Jason: Now, imagine you're from France. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Rilana: Woher kommst du? (five seconds) Ich komme aus Frankreich. |
| Jason: Imagine you're from Spain. Respond to the question. |
| Rilana: Woher kommst du? (five seconds) Ich komme aus Spanien. |
| Jason: Now you want to ask that person where they're from. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Rilana: Woher kommst du? |
| Jason: Now it's time to answer the question with actual information about yourself. |
| Jason: This is the end of Lesson 2 |
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