Learn how to introduce yourself
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| Eric: Welcome to GermanPod101.com. This is 3-Minute German, Season 1, Lesson 1 - Self Introduction. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to introduce yourself in German. |
| Body |
| Eric: Here's the informal way to say 'Hi I'm Albert.' in German. |
| Albert: [Normal] Hallo, ich heiße Albert. |
| Eric: First is the word meaning 'Hi' |
| Albert: [Normal] Hallo [Slow] Hallo |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Albert: [Normal] ich [Slow] ich |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'am' |
| Albert: [Normal] heiße [Slow] heiße |
| Eric: Last comes the name, 'Albert' |
| Albert: [Normal] Albert [Slow] Albert |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Hi I'm Albert.' |
| Albert: [Slow] Hallo, ich heiße Albert. [Normal] Hallo, ich heiße Albert. |
| Eric: Ok, now let's see the formal way to say 'Good day, I'm Albert Metz.' |
| Albert: [Normal] Guten Tag, ich heiße Albert Metz. |
| Eric: First is a word meaning 'Good day' |
| Albert: [Normal] Guten Tag [Slow] Guten Tag |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'I' |
| Albert: [Normal] ich [Slow] ich |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'am' |
| Albert: [Normal] heiße [Slow] heiße |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'Albert Metz’, the person's full name |
| Albert: [Normal] Albert Metz [Slow] Albert Metz |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Good day, I'm Albert Metz.' |
| Albert: [Slow] Guten Tag, ich heiße Albert Metz. [Normal] Guten Tag, ich heiße Albert Metz. |
| Eric: Following is the informal way to say 'Nice to meet you.' |
| Albert: [Normal] Schön, dich kennenzulernen. |
| Eric: First is the word meaning 'pleasure' |
| Albert: [Normal] Schön [Slow] Schön |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'you (informal)' |
| Albert: [Normal] dich [Slow] dich |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'to know you' |
| Albert: [Normal] kennenzulernen [Slow] kennenzulernen |
| Eric: Listen again to the informal phrase meaning 'Nice to meet you.' |
| Albert: [Slow] Schön, dich kennenzulernen. [Normal] Schön, dich kennenzulernen. |
| Eric: Finally is a formal way to say 'Nice to meet you.' |
| Albert: [Normal] Schön, Sie kennenzulernen. |
| Eric: First is the word meaning 'pleasure' |
| Albert: [Normal] Schön [Slow] Schön |
| Eric: Next is the word meaning 'you (formal)' |
| Albert: [Normal] Sie [Slow] Sie |
| Eric: Last is the word meaning 'to know you' |
| Albert: [Normal] kennenzulernen [Slow] kennenzulernen |
| Eric: Listen again to the formal phrase meaning 'Nice to meet you.' |
| Albert: [Slow] Schön, Sie kennenzulernen. [Normal] Schön, Sie kennenzulernen. |
| Cultural Insight |
| Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight. |
| Albert: When you introduce yourself, it's good manners to shake hands. If you are not sure whether to use schön, dich kennenzulernen or schön, Sie kennenzulernen just say simply sehr erfreut. |
| If you use the correct sentence with German people, they’ll definitely be impressed! |
Outro |
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| Eric: And that’s all for this lesson. Don’t forget to check out the lesson notes, and we’ll see you in the next lesson! |
205 Comments
HideCan you introduce yourself in German?
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Ich heiße Khadija
ich hieBe Rania
schön, dich kennenzelernen
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Hallo, guten Tag. Ich heiße Ericelmo. Schön, dich kennenzulernen!
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Hallo, ich heiße Eli. Schön dich kennenzulernen!
Goten tag, ich heiße Mahmudi
Schön, Sie kennenyulernen
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Hallo, ich heiBe Shahira
Guten morgen, ich heiBe Liza
schOn, dich kennenzulernen
schOn, sie kennenzulernen