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| Let's look at some examples. |
| Listen and repeat or speak along with the native speakers. |
| Ich komme aus New York. |
| Ich komme aus New York. |
| Ich komme aus Kiel. Und du? |
| Ich komme aus Kiel. Und du? |
| Ich komme aus Seattle. |
| Ich komme aus Seattle. |
| Ich komme aus London. Und Sie? |
| Ich komme aus London. Und Sie? |
| Ich komme aus Deutschland. |
| Ich komme aus Deutschland. |
| Ich bin Australierin. |
| Ich bin Australierin. |
| Did you notice how the last speaker uses a different pattern? |
| Ich bin Australierin. |
| "I am Australian." Ich bin Australierin. |
| First is ich. "I." Ich. |
| Next is bin. "Am," as in I am. Bin. Bin. |
| Bin is from the verb sein meaning "to be." Sein. |
| Together, it's Ich bin, "I am." Ich bin. |
| After this is Australierin, meaning "Australian." Australierin. Australierin. |
| Note, Australierin is feminine, as the speaker is female. |
| This pattern is |
| Ich bin NATIONALITY. |
| "I am NATIONALITY." |
| To use this pattern, simply replace the NATIONALITY placeholder with your nationality. |
| Note: This pattern requires a noun, and its gender will depend on the gender of the speaker. |
| Mia Martin uses a feminine noun, Australierin, to identify herself. |
| Ich bin Australierin. |
| A male speaker from Australia would use a masculine noun, Australier. |
| Ich bin Australier. "I am Australian." Ich bin Australier. |
| You can use this pattern to answer the question, Woher kommst du? |
| You should be aware of this pattern, but you won’t need it for this lesson. |
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HideCan you repeat or speak along with the native speakers?