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Eric: Welcome to 3-Minute German Season 1, Lesson 9 - Using Adjectives. In this lesson, you’ll learn how to use adjectives in simple sentences in German.
Body
Eric: Here's the way to say 'He's a funny man.' in German.
Albert: [Normal] Er ist ein lustiger Mann.
Eric: First is a word meaning 'he'
Albert: [Normal] Er [Slow] Er
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'is'
Albert: [Normal] ist [Slow] ist
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'a,’ or ‘an'
Albert: [Normal] ein [Slow] ein
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'funny'
Albert: [Normal] lustiger [Slow] lustiger
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'man'
Albert: [Normal] Mann [Slow] Mann
Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'He's a funny man.'
Albert: [Slow] Er ist ein lustiger Mann. [Normal] Er ist ein lustiger Mann.
Eric: Ok, now let's look at how to say 'She’s a funny woman.'
Albert: [Normal] Sie ist eine lustige Frau.
Eric: First is a word meaning 'She'
Albert: [Normal] Sie [Slow] Sie
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'is'
Albert: [Normal] ist [Slow] ist
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'a, an'
Albert: [Normal] eine [Slow] eine
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'funny'
Albert: [Normal] lustige [Slow] lustige
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'woman'
Albert: [Normal] Frau [Slow] Frau
Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'She’s a funny woman.'
Albert: [Slow] Sie ist eine lustige Frau. [Normal] Sie ist eine lustige Frau.
Eric: Next up is the way to say 'It is a funny game.'
Albert: [Normal] Das ist ein lustiges Spiel.
Eric: First is a word meaning 'It'
Albert: [Normal] Das [Slow] Das
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'is'
Albert: [Normal] ist [Slow] ist
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'a,’ or ‘an'
Albert: [Normal] ein [Slow] ein
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'funny'
Albert: [Normal] lustiges [Slow] lustiges
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'game'
Albert: [Normal] Spiel [Slow] Spiel
Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'It is a funny game.'
Albert: [Slow] Das ist ein lustiges Spiel. [Normal] Das ist ein lustiges Spiel.
Eric: Finally, here is a way to say 'It is a great game.'
Albert: [Normal] Das ist ein tolles Spiel.
Eric: First is a word meaning 'It'
Albert: [Normal] Das [Slow] Das
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'is'
Albert: [Normal] ist [Slow] ist
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'a, an'
Albert: [Normal] ein [Slow] ein
Eric: Next is the word meaning 'great' or ‘nice’
Albert: [Normal] tolles [Slow] tolles
Eric: Last is the word meaning 'game'
Albert: [Normal] Spiel [Slow] Spiel
Eric: Listen again to the phrase meaning 'It is a great game.'
Albert: [Slow] Das ist ein tolles Spiel. [Normal] Das ist ein tolles Spiel.
Cultural Insight
Eric: Now it's time for a quick cultural insight.
Albert: If you want to insist on an adjective in German, you can use the words sehr and wirklich before the adjective, such as sehr schön, which is "very beautiful" or wirklich lecker meaning "really delicious."

Outro

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!

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