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| Jason: Top 25 German Questions You Need to Know - Lesson 6: How long have you been studying 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 How long have you been studying German? In German this is |
| Rilana: Wie lange hast du Deutsch gelernt? |
| The first word in the question is |
| Rilana: wie |
| Jason: meaning how in English. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) wie |
| Jason: Listen again and repeat. |
| Rilana: wie |
| {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: lange |
| Jason: meaning long. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) lange |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Rilana: lange |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 2 words of the question and repeat. |
| Rilana: wie lange |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| Rilana: hast |
| Jason: meaning you have. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) hast |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Rilana: hast |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 3 words of the question and repeat. |
| Rilana: wie lange hast |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Rilana: du |
| Jason: meaning you. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) du |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Rilana: du |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 4 words of the question and repeat. |
| Rilana: wie lange hast du |
| {pause} |
| And next |
| Rilana: Deutsch |
| Jason: meaning German. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) Deutsch |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Rilana: Deutsch |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the the first 5 words of the question and repeat. |
| Rilana: wie lange hast du Deutsch |
| {pause} |
| And after that |
| Rilana: gelernt |
| Jason: meaning learned. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) gelernt |
| Jason: Now repeat. |
| Rilana: gelernt |
| {Pause} |
| Listen to the entire question and repeat. |
| Rilana: wie lange hast du Deutsch gelernt |
| {pause} |
| Jason: (You will hear this common question again and again throughout your studies.) Master the following pattern and responses to the question How long have you been studying German?? |
| Rilana: Für einen Monat. |
| Jason: "For 1 month.. Again, slowly. Repeat the phrase. |
| Rilana: (Slow) Für einen Monat. |
| {pause} |
| Jason: Let's break it down from the beginning. The first word: |
| Rilana: für |
| Jason: meaning for. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) für |
| Jason: Now repeat |
| Rilana: für |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: And next |
| Rilana: einen |
| meaning one. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) einen |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Rilana: einen |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: And after that |
| Rilana: Monat |
| meaning month. |
| Rilana: (Slow, by syllable) Monat |
| Jason:Now repeat. |
| Rilana: Monat |
| {Pause} |
| Jason: Listen to the speaker say, For 1 month., and then repeat. |
| Rilana: Für einen Monat. |
| {pause} |
| Jason: To use a different phrase, replace 1 month with 2 weeks. |
| Rilana: zwei Wochen |
| Jason: 2 weeks |
| Rilana: (slow) zwei Wochen (regular) zwei Wochen |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 2 weeks |
| Rilana: Für zwei Wochen. |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace 1 month. Say For 2 weeks. |
| {pause} |
| Rilana: Für zwei Wochen. |
| Jason: To expand on the pattern, replace 2 weeks with 3 months. |
| Rilana: drei Monate |
| Jason: 3 months |
| Rilana: (slow) drei Monate (regular) drei Monate |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 3 months |
| Rilana: Für drei Monate. |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for 2 weeks. Say For 3 months. |
| {pause} |
| Rilana: Für drei Monate. |
| Jason: To expand on the pattern, replace 3 months with 6 months. |
| Rilana: sechs Monate |
| Jason: 6 months |
| Rilana: (slow) sechs Monate (regular) sechs Monate |
| Jason: Listen to the phrase again, this time with 6 months |
| Rilana: Für sechs Monate. |
| Jason: It mostly stays the same. Simply replace the {lang} for 3 months. Say For 6 months. |
| {pause} |
| Rilana: Für sechs Monate. |
| Now it's time for a quiz. Imagine you are visiting Germany and someone asks you how long you have been studying [language]. You have been studying it for 1 month. Respond to the question. |
| Rilana: Wie lange hast du Deutsch gelernt? (five seconds) Für einen Monat. |
| Jason: Imagine you've been studying it for 2 weeks Respond to the question. |
| Rilana: Wie lange hast du Deutsch gelernt? (five seconds) Für zwei Wochen. |
| Jason: Imagine you've been studying it for 3 months. . Answer the speaker's question. |
| Rilana: Wie lange hast du Deutsch gelernt? (five seconds) Für drei Monate. |
| Jason: Imagine you've been studying it for 6 months. Respond to the question. |
| Rilana: Wie lange hast du Deutsch gelernt? (five seconds) Für sechs Monate. |
| Jason: Now you want to ask someone how long -they- have been studying [language]. Ask the question |
| (5 seconds) |
| Rilana: Wie lange hast du Deutsch gelernt? |
| {pause} |
| Jason: This is the end of Lesson 6 |
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