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Note to take

German has 2 ways of addressing someone. We use the informal address "Du" when talking to friends, family or people we know well

We use formal address "Sie" to politely address a stranger or someone significantly older.

For example

Informal address: Woher kommst du?
Formal address : Woher kommen Sie?

Both have the same meaning..... Where are you from? or where do you come from?

The polite form "Sie" is always capitalized even in the middle of a sentence.

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The word Bitte can have a few slightly different meaning depending on the context and tone we use it in.

1) It is used to say PLEASE
2) It is also used to say YOU ARE WELCOME
3) lastly, it is used to say HERE YOU GO


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The German Hallo is more informal than English Hello
You wouldn't use HALLO in a very formal situation. Instead you will say Guten Tag

Guten Tag means good afternoon and can also be used as Hello in a formal way.

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In German, all nouns are always capitalized even when they are in the middle of a sentence.

For example... der Flug, der Weg

Some useful words to memorize

Frau - woman
Mann - Man
Junge - Boy
Mädchen - Girl
Kind - Child
Wasser - Water
Brot - Bread


The family

Vater - Father
Mutter - Mother
Schwester - Sister
Bruder - Brother
Tante - Aunt
Onkel - Uncle
Neffe - Nephew
Nichte - Niece
Relativ - Relative
Cousin - Cousin
Cousine - Cousin(female)

Chriswazo:
You should have locked this thread or create it in the Diary section to ward off unnecessary comments.

Yeah bro but i deliberately created the thread here because it would be more useful to nairalanders on travel section than other sections


Moreover, i want this thread to be an interactive one. Anyways, thanks for the advice bro

In phonetics, there is something called Die Auslautverhärtung

Die Auslautverhärtung is the hardening of the final consonant at the end of a syllable or word.

B is pronounced like P
D is pronounced like T
G is pronounced like K
V is pronounced like F
Z is pronounced like S


For example, Der Flug (The flight) is pronounced like Dia fluk.......Whenever you see G at the end of a word, you pronounce it like K

Another example: das Bild ( The picture) is pronounced as Bilt.. So take note of that

More examples coming up

der Weg (The path) ....This is pronounced like dia Vek

Practice the following nouns on your own **

der Hund ( The dog)

das Fahrrad ( The bicycle )

die Gegend ( The area or region)

der Abend ( The evening)


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Lest i forget, W is pronounced like V in German
Example: das Wasser which is pronounced das Vasser.

egorov:
Guten tag

Hallo freund
Wie geht's dir �

Thank you very much sir
Oga Justwise and Disguy

Let's start with some basic phrases

German word......... Guten Morgen
Pronunciation........ goot-en mor-gen
English................... Good morning

German word......... Guten Tag
Pronunciation........ goot-en tahk
English................... Good afternoon

German word......... Guten Abend
Pronunciation........ goot-en ah bent
English................... Good evening

German word......... Gute Nacht
Pronunciation........ goot-eh nakht
English................... Good night

German word......... Hallo
Pronunciation........ Hallo
English................... Hello

German word......... Grüß dich
Pronunciation........ Gruss dich
English................... Greetings !

German word......... Tschüss/Tschau
Pronunciation........ Tchews /chow
English................... Bye!

German word......... Auf Wiedersehen
Pronunciation........ owf-vee-dair-zayn
English................... Goodbye

German word......... Bis Später
Pronunciation........ biss shpay-ter
English................... See you later

German word......... Bis bald
Pronunciation........ biss bahlt
English................... See you soon

German word......... Bis morgen
Pronunciation........ biss mohr-gen
English................... See you tomorrow

German word......... Bitte
Pronunciation........ bit-tuh
English................... Please

German word......... Ja / Nein
Pronunciation........ Yah / Nine
English................... Yes / No

Enough of the talking... Let's get down to business

Before i start, please and please, i want to appeal to you all. I created this thread purposely for learning German.

I don't want a situation whereby people will be asking me to drop my contact number or create whatsapp group.

Please let's us try and adhere to the rules and regulations guiding this great platform.

REASON WHY YOU SHOULD LEARN GERMAN

1) German is the easiest language to learn if you are an English speaker. This is because German and English share the same Germanic root. Consequently, there are many thousands of words which are closely related.

For example, the English father is Vater in German. Not as hard after all.

2) German is the language of inventors and innovators.

It is said that Germany is the country of poets and thinkers. People who love literature will want to read Goethe's Faust in the original.

A large percentage of the world’s most impressive achievements were first conceived of in German.

Over one hundred Nobel Prizes have gone to brilliant Germans for accomplishments in physics, medicine, chemistry, literature and other areas.

So if you are looking to add a Nobel Prize to your resume, learning German might not be a bad place to start.

3) German is the most widely spoken native language in Europe. 100 million people in Austria, Switzerland and Germany speak German

English, French and German are the three official working languages of the European Union. In absolute numbers, German is the second most-spoken language on the continent of Europe. However, when it comes to native speakers, German is number one.

4) Germany is an economic powerhouse

5) German is the gateway to a world-class higher education plus German university degree is highly valued by employers worldwide.

As far as i know, education is free in Germany.
Learning German might be an advantage when you decide to go and study in Germany.

It would be impossible to live a normal life in Germany without learning German.

6) You will easily get employed in Germany. Also good working conditions and Germany's economic strength attract skilled people from all over the world. Germany is the world's second most popular country after the USA for people seeking work.

7) Many German companies have international locations. A good knowledge of German will boost your chances of a career with a German company in your country.

Another reason is understanding German dialects. Its never gets boring: whether Bavarian, Hessian or Berlinese, there are lots of different dialects in Germany. So if you like learning languages, you can continue practising after completing your German course.

9) With German as a basis, you’ll find it easier to learn other Germanic languages. Dutch and even Afrikaans can be derived from German.

So i could say that i started learning german because of a long time dream of mine being able to speak German and maybe someday live in Germany or any German speaking countries. Study, work and get to know the culture in a better way.

Learning german hasn't been easy but i love it and enjoy so very much

Forget about German is hard to learn. No language is difficult if you have the enthusiasm to learn it.

Though, German is hard to learn because of its complicated grammar and syntax but no language is easy or hard

I believe the language you have least interest in is the hardest while the one you are interested in is the easiest.

Hallo leute (Hello guys)

I noticed that there is no single thread about learning Deutsch(german) so i start this thread to help nairalanders who are willing to learn German for the sake of traveling to Germany and also those who loves the language naturally.

I have been on this platform (nairaland) for some years now. Teaching people some German basics is my small way of saying THANK YOU Seun because all the things i know about traveling stuff was acquired from this great platform(nairaland)


Those who know me here on nairaland know that i have a deep appreciation for everything related to Germanic countries most especially GERMANY, my number one country

frankfrancis871:
Nice one, saw this today. Read from page0 to 13, wished I had the opportunity you had. God help you guys.

But please can someone with a waec certificate school in germany ?

God bless international students, Amen.

Wrong thread


Ask your questions here
https://www.nairaland.com/4566903/general-german-student-visa-enquiries

It's good to hear from you braket
Danke für das Aktualisierung �

IchBinBrait:
dir auch viel Glück. Mein bruder.

Vielen dank

IchBinBrait:
dir auch viel Glück. Mein bruder.

Vielen dank

IchBinBrait:
You've misunderstood me.... I haven't been to Germany before, I learnt the language "a bit" here in Nigeria while in school. I'm aspiring to go there. I just love the country; their advanced level of technology and recycling policy.

Abi if I go Germany you think say I go return?? Lolzz,, maybe after 30years.

Guess i did misunderstood you. initially, i thought you schooled in Germany and came back to practice in Zoogeria

Seems we got some similarities. Germany have a lot of lovers like us

Lol.. Does it mean you no go return back to Zoogeria and build your country

30 years kwa.... That's too much if you ask me bro
Well, to each his own.

Ich wünsche dir alles Gute für deine künftigen Unternehmungen. Viel Glück �

IchBinBrait:
Oops I mixed it up!! No offense at all in fact thanks for the correction. You know that period we (students) only learnt the language in order to pass the exam and I actually enjoyed reading and speaking it oo just that ever since then i've had noone to communicate with. It isn't my mother tongue. Las las I gave up on it. I can't even remember the basic numeral again.... not even number 1 to 10.

With regards to my moniker abeg don't mind me,, I translated my name - Bright. I used to think I was the only person who love the country wella despite the fact that English isn't their official language. I believe I will go there someday. By God's grace.

I can see you are already packing your luggage. Sure by next year you will be there, God willing. Extend my regards to Boateng, Neuer, Alaba & my gallant Toni Kroos in advance......

Amen oo
What made you leave Germany and return back to Nigeria?

To me, no language is difficult to learn and no language is easy. It depends on the individual interest. For example, i love Germany so automatically i have to love the official language too. I have been learning German for some couple of weeks now.

Yes oo, i don pack all my luggage. Nigeria has tire me.

IchBinBrait:
Mir geht es gut, danke

You know.... I actually learnt a little German during my campus days. How is Germany na or are you in Nigeria? Cuz from your profile you are definitely a Nigerian.

Little German? Don't tell me you didn't learn German during your campus days.

Thought you should be fluent in German more than i because from your moniker, i can say you schooled in Germany.

I'm actually in Nigeria but i love Germany like mad o
Hopefully, next year i should be in Germany by God's grace

Wie läuft dein Tag means how is your day going?

You gave a wrong answer to my question but it's good to know you are good. I hope i didn't infuriate you with my correction sha?

Israel
Syria
America
Turkey
Belgium

IchBinBrait:
I love to socialize and there is a limit to that in most (if not all) arab countries. Mehn... I aint gonna survive there. Too many rules.

I don't hate my country Nigeria,, infact she is a blessed Nation just dat those ruling us do not care for the wellbeing of the masses. Mehn we are really endowed with natural resources.

Though Canada is a wonderful country, my preference is Germany. Someone should please send me there. I don't know why I am addicted to the Germans. I fit marry German sef if it is the will of God

Hallo leute
Wie läuft dein Tag freund ?

ibrahimovic303:
Yeah but not many diasporans want to come back...I have friends here who are ready to die here lol

Lol.. you can't blame them. it's the situation we are facing here. May God help us

You can tell them to atleast establish something in Nigeria.

ibrahimovic303:
Yeah that’s the plan

I believe if Nigerians in diaspora can start building companies and factories, creating businesses and other things, there would be plenty of jobs for people. The crime rate would reduce and it would also help in building the economy of our great nation.

I believe things would be normal in Nigeria. It's just a matter of time because rome wasn't built in a day.

ibrahimovic303:
Yeah...you can’t be Dangote while abroad

Yeah bro but it's not about money, it's about helping ourselves as a Nigerian. Many NIGERIANS are unemployed and hopeless. I want to create jobs for people. I want to be the reason for people to smile. I want to be a philanthropist.

ibrahimovic303:
Yes...but it is a future plan lol

Lol... it's good bro.

I have the same plan too. After becoming citizen and maybe work for some years, i would be coming frequently to establish businesses in Nigeria.

ibrahimovic303:
Everything is taxed here man...Even if you win money from lotto, they tax it too lol....But you get to lead a quality life nonetheless..

Lol.. That's pretty much but it still okay because they are using for the development of the country.

We don't know what they're using the tax payers money for in Nigeria.