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! |
157 Comments
HideCan you introduce yourself in German?
Hallo Ernest Batayola,
Danke schön for your kind comment. 😇
We are very happy to have you here. Let us know if you have any questions. 😉
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Levente
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I just started getting interested in learning another language and this platform has taught me some good german in such lil time!! Im back here re-studying what I learned thanks its a blast learning german Ill say thanks in my native spanish plus what I learned in german. Gracias and Danke!!!
Hi Mehran,
Thank you for your feedback!👍
If I understand you right, you are looking for the phonetic alphabet?
Please check out the lesson below:
https://www.germanpod101.com/lesson/absolute-beginner-s2-4-spelling-german-names-ouch/
If you have any further questions, please let us know.
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Reinhard
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Hi,
Do you have a lesson specifically for the sound of each word in German alphabet?
Hi Robert,
Thank you for contacting us. That's a good question.👍
Please find below the link to a website that will help you with that:
https://german.typeit.org/
Alternatively you might be able to download language support for
your specific OS.
If you have any further questions, please let us know.
Kind regards,
Reinhard
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Hi Christine,
Nice to meet you and welcome to GermanPod101.😉
We are glad you decided to join us. Have a good look around
the site and if you ever have any questions, please don't hesitate to
contact us.
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Reinhard
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😄Danke schon for this course. Question: How do I type the German letters/characters in my text, like the two dots over the "o," etc.?
Robert
Hallo ich heiBe Christine schon dich kennenzulernen! This is my first time joining, I am also learning on memrise and duolingo, Ich danke for the New years special premium so I could get into the deal and get learning on this platform!
Guten Tag, ich bin Margarita. Schön sie kennenzulernen.
Hallo Elena und Vikram,
Danke schön for posting and studying with us. We are very happy to have you here and we hope you will have a fun time studying German on our site. If you have any questions, either about the language or about the site, please let us know. Good luck with your German studies! 😉
Kind regards,
Levente
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