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| Jason: Top 25 German Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 23: Whose is this? in German (In each lesson of this 25 part series, you'll master a common question for German learners, and then learn how to answer it like a native. You'll learn how these key phrases work by breaking them down into each component. Then through repetition and new vocabulary, you'll expand your understanding of the question, its answers, and any variations.) |
| In this lesson, you'll learn how to respond to the common question Whose is this? In German this is |
| Rilana: Wem gehört das? |
| The first word in the question is |
| Rilana: wem |
| Jason: meaning whose in English. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) wem |
| Jason: Listen again and repeat. |
| Rilana: wem |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: This pattern of first introducing a word at natural speed, providing the translation, breaking it down, and then giving it again at natural speed will be repeated throughout the series. Try to speak aloud as often as possible. The next word in the question is |
| Rilana: gehört |
| Jason: meaning belong. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) gehört |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Rilana: gehört |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Rilana: wem gehört |
| {pause} |
| Next is |
| Rilana: das |
| Jason: meaning that. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) das |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Rilana: das |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Rilana: wem gehört das |
| {pause} |
| Jason: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question Whose is this?? |
| Rilana: Das gehört mir. |
| Jason: "It's mine.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Rilana: (Slow) Das gehört mir. |
| {pause} |
| Jason: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Rilana: das |
| Jason: meaning that. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) das |
| Jason: Now repeat |
| Rilana: das |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: And next |
| Rilana: gehört |
| meaning belong. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) gehört |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Rilana: gehört |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: And after that |
| Rilana: mir |
| meaning me. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) mir |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Rilana: mir |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: Listen to the speaker say, It's mine., and then repeat. |
| Rilana: Das gehört mir. |
| {pause} |
| Jason: To use a different phrase, replace mine with yours. |
| Rilana: dir |
| Jason: yours |
| Rilana: (slow) dir (regular) dir |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, this time with yours |
| Rilana: Das gehört dir. |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace mine. Say It's yours. |
| {pause} |
| Rilana: Das gehört dir. |
| Jason: To use a different phrase, replace yours with my girlfriend's. |
| Rilana: meiner Freundin |
| Jason: my girlfriend's |
| Rilana: (slow) meiner Freundin (regular) meiner Freundin |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, this time with my girlfriend's |
| Rilana: Das gehört meiner Freundin. |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for yours. Say It's my girlfriend's. |
| {pause} |
| Rilana: Das gehört meiner Freundin. |
| Jason: To use a different phrase, replace my girlfriend's with my boyfriend's. |
| Rilana: meinem Freund |
| Jason: my boyfriend's |
| Rilana: (slow) meinem Freund (regular) meinem Freund |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, this time with my boyfriend's |
| Rilana: Das gehört meinem Freund. |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for my girlfriend's. Say It's my boyfriend's. |
| {pause} |
| Rilana: Das gehört meinem Freund. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Germany, and someone asks you who something belongs to. You want to say It's mine.. Respond to the question. |
| Rilana: Wem gehört das? (five seconds) Das gehört mir. |
| Jason: Now, you want to say it's It's yours. Respond to the question. |
| Rilana: Wem gehört das? (five seconds) Das gehört dir. |
| Jason: Now, you want to say it's It's my girlfriend's.. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Rilana: Wem gehört das? (five seconds) Das gehört meiner Freundin. |
| Jason: Now, you want to say It's my boyfriend's.. Respond to the question. |
| Rilana: Wem gehört das? (five seconds) Das gehört meinem Freund. |
| Jason: Imagine that you find something, and you want to know who it belongs to. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Rilana: Wem gehört das? |
| {pause} |
| Jason: This is the end of Lesson 23 |
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