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| INTRODUCTION |
| Chuck: Chuck here. Absolute Beginner Season 2, Lesson 11; Two Teachers Helping You Learn German. |
| Judith: Hi, my name is Judith. And I’m joined here by Chuck. |
| Chuck: Hello, everyone, and welcome back to GermanPod101.com. |
| Judith: What are we learning today? |
| Chuck: In this lesson, you’ll learn how to talk about language learning. |
| Judith: This conversation takes place at Paul’s German language school. |
| Chuck: The conversation is between Mr. Schultz and Mrs. Weber. Both of them are teachers at the school. |
| Judith: The speakers are teachers addressing adult students. Therefore they’ll be speaking formal German. |
| Chuck: Let’s listen to the conversation. |
| DIALOGUES |
| Frau Weber:Guten Tag und willkommen in der Goethe Schule! Ich heiße Inge Weber und ich unterrichte seit drei Jahren hier Deutsch. |
| Herr Schultz:Auch von mir ein herzliches Willkommen! Mein Name ist Manfred Schultz und auch ich unterrichte hier. |
| Frau Weber:Jeden Morgen lernen wir von acht bis zehn Uhr Grammatik und Vokabeln. |
| Manfred Schultz:Und von zehn bis zwölf Uhr übe ich mit Ihnen das Sprechen. |
| Frau Weber:Deutsch ist nicht einfach. Die Grammatik ist kompliziert. |
| Manfred Schultz:Aber wir unterrichten gerne und Sie lernen gerne. Zusammen geht es. |
| English Host: Now let’s hear it with the English translation. |
| Frau Weber:Guten Tag und willkommen in der Goethe Schule! Ich heiße Inge Weber und ich unterrichte seit drei Jahren hier Deutsch. |
| Chuck:Good day, and welcome to the Goethe school! I'm called Inge Weber and I've taught German here for three years. |
| Herr Schultz:Auch von mir ein herzliches Willkommen! Mein Name ist Manfred Schultz und auch ich unterrichte hier. |
| Chuck:Also from me, a heart-felt welcome! My name is Manfred Schultz and I also teach here. |
| Frau Weber:Jeden Morgen lernen wir von acht bis zehn Uhr Grammatik und Vokabeln. |
| Chuck:Every morning we'll learn grammar and vocabulary from eight o'clock until ten o'clock. |
| Manfred Schultz:Und von zehn bis zwölf Uhr übe ich mit Ihnen das Sprechen. |
| Chuck:And from 10 o'clock until twelve o'clock I'll practice speaking with you. |
| Frau Weber:Deutsch ist nicht einfach. Die Grammatik ist kompliziert. |
| Chuck:German is not simple. The grammar is complicated. |
| Manfred Schultz:Aber wir unterrichten gerne und Sie lernen gerne. Zusammen geht es. |
| Chuck:But we enjoy teaching and you'll enjoy learning. Together we can do it. |
| POST CONVERSATION BANTER |
| Judith: Okay. Maybe a few things about teachers in Germany because there’s quite a cultural difference here. To become a teacher, you first have to complete five years of university during which you study Pedagogy and also two or three subjects. Afterwards, you work as an apprentice at miserable pay for several years and then you have another exam. |
| Chuck: They can’t choose where they want to teach or even the type of school. |
| Judith: Yes. But after apprenticeship and everything, teachers receive much better pay than in the States. Often a job for a lifetime because civil servants can’t be fired. |
| Chuck: They’re highly regards professionals, much like doctors or policemen. And note that homeschooling is not allowed in Germany. |
| Judith: Yes, because of this because they are professionals. It’s the same as so you wouldn’t allow someone to perform major surgery at home without training. |
| Chuck: Let’s take a look at the vocabulary for this lesson. |
| VOCAB LIST |
| The first word we shall see is? |
| Judith: herzlich |
| Chuck: Heartily or heartfelt. |
| Judith: herzlich |
| Chuck: Next. |
| Judith: seit |
| Chuck: For or since. |
| Judith: seit |
| Chuck: Next. |
| Judith: Jahr |
| Chuck: Year. |
| Judith: Jahr That’s singular, and the plural is jahre. |
| Chuck: Next. |
| Judith: jeder, jede, jedes |
| Chuck: Every. |
| Judith: jeder, jede, jedes |
| Chuck: Next. |
| Judith: bis |
| Chuck: Until or ‘til. |
| Judith: bis |
| Chuck: Next. |
| Judith: Uhr |
| Chuck: Clock or o’clock. |
| Judith: Uhr, singular, and the plural is Uhren. |
| Chuck: Next. |
| Judith: Grammatik |
| Chuck: Grammar. |
| Judith: Grammatik. singular and the plural is Grammatiken |
| Chuck: Next. |
| Judith: Vokabel |
| Chuck: Vocabulary word. |
| Judith: Vokabel. Singular and the plural is Vokabulare. |
| Chuck: Next. |
| Judith: üben |
| Chuck: To practice. |
| Judith: üben |
| Chuck: Next. |
| Judith: sprechen |
| Chuck: To speak. |
| Judith: sprechen |
| KEY VOCAB AND PHRASES |
| Chuck: Let’s have a closer look at the usage for some of the words and phrases from this lesson. |
| Judith: The first word we’ll look at is „sprechen If you use it like this, „sprechen is a verb, but „das Sprechen“ is a noun. In German, you can turn any verb into a noun by capitalizing it and by adding an article. So for example, „das Sprechen“ is... |
| Chuck: The speaking. |
| Judith: „das Unterrichten“ |
| Chuck: The teaching. |
| Judith: „das Lernen“ |
| Chuck: The learning. |
| Judith: „seit drei Jahren“ |
| Chuck: Have been for three years. |
| Judith: There is no distinction between “since” and “for” in German. We say „seit heute Morgen“ |
| Chuck: Since this morning. |
| Judith: Just as well as „seit zehn Tagen“ |
| Chuck: For 10 days. |
| Judith: The only difference is that when you’re using “since,” the activity must be ongoing. There’s a different word when you’ve done something for three years and then stopped. So „seit drei Jahren“ means “since three years,” well, for three years and you’re still doing it. Finally, there is an expression that you should learn es geht. |
| Chuck: It works, it functions, or it is possible. |
| Judith: Very important phrase. |
Lesson focus |
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| Chuck: The focus of this lesson are the numbers from 0 to 12. |
| Judith: This lesson is all about the numbers. Let’s learn the ones from 0 to 12. |
| Chuck: For a lot of these words, you’ll be able to see that they have the same origin as the English numbers. They may look a little bit different now, but in the beginning they were the same. Pay attention to this. |
| Judith: Okay. So we said we start with zero, this is Null Then Eins, |
| Chuck: One. |
| Judith: Eins. Then Zwei |
| Chuck: Two. |
| Judith: Zwei Then Drei. |
| Chuck: Three. |
| Judith: Drei |
| Chuck: Four. |
| Judith: Vier |
| Chuck: Five. |
| Judith: Fünf |
| Chuck: Six. |
| Judith: Sechs |
| Chuck: Seven. |
| Judith: Sieben |
| Chuck: Eight. |
| Judith: Acht |
| Chuck: Nine. |
| Judith: Neun |
| Chuck: Ten. |
| Judith: Zehn |
| Chuck: Eleven. |
| Judith: Elf |
| Chuck: Twelve. |
| Judith: Zwölf |
| Chuck: Review these in the lesson notes PDF after this lesson. |
Outro |
| Judith: In the next lesson dialogue, you will have a lot of opportunities to practice them. |
| Chuck: That just about does it for today. |
| Judith: Listeners, have you ever dreamt of starring in one of our lessons? |
| Chuck: If you’re answer is yes, use the voice recording tool on the Lessons page. |
| Judith: Record your voice with a click of a button. |
| Chuck: Then play it back just as easily. |
| Judith: Then compare it to the native speakers in the lesson. |
| Chuck: And adjust your pronunciation. |
| Judith: After a few tries, you’ll be speaking better German than Chuck here. |
| Chuck: Hey. |
| Judith: Go to GermanPod101.com and rapidly improve your German pronunciation. |
| Chuck: So see you next week. |
Comments
HideWann lernt ihr Deutsch? Auch von 8 bis 12 Uhr jeden Tag?
When do you learn German? Also from 8 to 12 o'clock every day?
Hi Evan,
Thank you for your feedback. 👍
The word Judith is referring, I believe, to is "für":
I have studied English for 3 years. I studierte Englisch für 3 Jahre.
(There is also another way of saying this, by the way:
Ich studierte Englisch 3 Jahre lang.) 😉
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us again.
Kind regards,
Reinhard
Team GermanPod101.com
Judith noted "There’s a different word when you’ve done something for three years and then stopped." but she didn't share it. Can you please indicate what this word (or words) would be?
Thank you,
Evan
Hi Anna,
Thank you for your feedback.
An hour a day. Not bad.👍
If you have any questions, please let us know.
Kind regards,
Reinhard
Team GermanPod101.com
Hallo!
Ich lerne Deutsch aus fünf bis sechs!
Danke!
Hallo Peter,
Thank you for your message.
Keep up the great work!:wink:
If you have any questions, please let us know.
Cristiane
Team GermanPod101.com
Guten Abend!
Ich lerne Deutsch Vokabeln (Speicherkarten) von etwa 18:30 Uhr bis 19 Uhr jeden Tag, dann von etwa 22:00 Uhr bis etwa 23:30 Uhr Ich lerne Deutsch aus Lektionen jeden andere Tag. Zwischen diesen Tagen, Ich in dem Abend Franzözich aus Lektionen lernen.
I learn German vocabulary (flashcards) from about 6:30 pm to 7 pm every day, then from about 10:00 pm to about 11:30 pm I learn German from lessons every other day. Between these days, I learn French in the evening from lessons.
Danke
Peter :)
Hallo Cristina,
Thank you for your comment!
That is great. Practicing daily is a good way to get fluent fast! :smile:
Vielen Dank!
Clara
Team GermanPod101.com
Jeden Tag lerne ich zwei Lektionen: der erste von zehn bis elf Uhr und dann später am Abend.
Hi Julian,
Great to know that you love learning German :)
Regards,
Katrin
Team GermanPod101.com
Hallo GermanPod101.com,
Ich mag zu lerne Deutsch mit liebe. Herzlich sage ich das !
Herzlich Grüße,
Julian
Hi Milad,
Thank you for the comment.
We're trying to do our best to deliver our lessons with the best quality, and we believe your comment will help us improve our lesson quality.
Thank you again. We'll consider your feedback when we develop new series.
Paloma
Team GermanPod101.com
Hi,
Is there any way to get all the phrases pronounced by Judith, including the ones read by Chuck? I mean after all we want to gauge our pronunciation and accent with a native.
Thanks
Hello Sam,
Dein ganzes Leben? Wirklich? Das finde ich toll!
(Your entire life? Really? That's wonderful!)
You could also say
Ich lerne Deutsch mein ganzes Leben lang.
(I am learning German my entire life.)
Rilana / GermanPod101.com
Mein ganze leben!
My entire life!