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For those interested in the German language.
It's indeed a very interesting Language.

Wer wird der Lehrer sein

Wie geht?

momentusjay:
Wer wird der Lehrer sein

Gut ich bin, aber Beiträge sind willkommen.

momentusjay:
Wer wird der Lehrer sein

when you write, you help translate as well, for those that r interested, ehh!!

aanexplus:
Wie geht?

Wir machen groBen Bruder.

hysteresis:
when you write, you help translate as well, for those that r interested, ehh!!

She'z asking "Who will the teacher be?"

Apostlenathan1:
Gut ich bin, aber Beiträge sind willkommen.

All right, what will the learning process be like

Apostlenathan1:
She'z asking "Who will the teacher be?"

ok...
sometimes, I used to see one special ß like dat its differrent from d normal B

Well, we'll start with alphabets for first timers and then as we go on, questions would be asked and answers given.

continue please

hysteresis:
ok...
sometimes, I used to see one special ß like dat its differrent from d normal B

Yes that B is the one used in 'großen'

And this is how it is pronounced

ß ess-testt as in Super

Make sense. Set belt on!

Interested

German Alphabet
Learning the German alphabet is very important because its structure is used in every day conversation. Without it, you will not be able to say words properly even if you know how to write those words. The better you pronounce a letter in a word, the more understood you will be in speaking the German language.

Below is a table showing the German alphabet and how it is pronounced in English, and finally examples of how those letters would sound if you place them in a word.

German Alph. Eng. Sound Pronunciation Example

A a ah as in Albert
Ä ä ah Umlaut as in Age
B b beh as in Berta
C c tseh as in Cäsar
D d deh as in Dora
E e eh as in Emil
F f eff as in Friedrich
G g geh. as in Gustav
H h ha as in Heinrich
I i ee as in Ida
J j yot as in Julius
K k kah as in Kaufmann
L l ell as in Ludwig
M m emm as in Martha
N n enn as in Nordpol
O o oh as in Otto
Ö ö oh Umlaut as in Oops
P p peh as in Paula
Q q kuh as in Quelle
R r err as in Richard
S s ess as in Siegfried
ß ess-testt as in Super
T t teh as in Theodor
U u. uh as in Ulrich
Ü ü. uh Umlaut as if the U was double to UU
V v fow as in Viktor
W w veh as in Wilhelm
X x iks as in Xanthippe
Y y upsilon as in Ypsilon
Z z tsett as in Zeppelin

Apostlenathan1:
Yes that B is the one used in 'großen'

And this is how it is pronounced

ß ess-testt as in Super

wow!!
ok

How to Tell if a German Word is Masculine, Feminine, or Nueter

Most world languages have nouns that are either masculine or feminine. German goes them one better and adds a third gender: neuter. The masculine definite article (“the”) is der, feminine is die, and neuter is das. German-speakers have had many years to learn whether Wagen (car) is der or die or das. (It's der Wagen)--but for learners new to the language, it's not so easy.

Forget linking gender to a specific meaning or concept. It's not the actual person, place or thing that has gender in German, but the WORD that stands for the actual thing. That's why a “car” can be either das Auto (neuter) or der Wagen (masculine).

In German the definite article is much more important than it is in English. For one thing, it is used more often. In English we might say: "Nature is wonderful." In German, the article would be also be included: "Die Natur ist wunderschön."

The indefinite article ("a" or "an" in English) is ein or eine in German. Ein basically means "one" and like the definite article, it indicates the gender of the noun it goes with (eine or ein). For a feminine noun, only eine can be used (in the nominative case). For masculine or neuter nouns, only ein is correct. This is a very important concept to learn! It is also reflected in the use of possessive adjectives such as sein(e) (his) or mein(e) (my), which are also called "ein-words."

Although nouns for people often follow natural gender, there are exceptions such as das Mädchen, girl. There are three different German words for "ocean" or "sea"—all a different gender: der Ozean, das Meer, die See. And gender does not transfer well from one language to another. The word for "sun" is masculine in Spanish (el sol) but feminine in German (die Sonne). A German moon is masculine (der Mond), while a Spanish moon is feminine (la luna). IT'S ENOUGH TO DRIVE AN ENGLISH-SPEAKER CRAZY

A good general rule for learning German vocabulary is to treat the article of a noun as an integral part of the word. Don't just learn Garten (garden), learn der Garten. Don't just learnTür (door), learn die Tür. Not knowing a word's gender can lead to all sorts of other problems:das Tor is the gate or portal; der Tor is the fool. Are you meeting someone at the lake (am See) or by the sea (an der See)?

But there are some hints that can help you remember the gender of a German noun. These guidelines work for many noun categories, but certainly not for all. For most nouns you will just have to know the gender. (If you're going to guess, guess der. The highest percentage of German nouns are masculine.)

Ja, Es ist gut. Ich am going to learn here.

Then, tighten your seat belt.