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Grammar
German Alphabet
German Numbers
German Phrases
German Articles
German Cases
German Pronouns
German Nouns
German Verbs
German Adjectives
Vocabulary
German Expressions
Write a Letter
Vocabulary (A-E)
Vocabulary (F-O)
Vocabulary (P-Z)
German Test (.PDF)
How to Learn a Language
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Writing letters is a good way to learn German. Having new penpal friends who speak
the language you’re learning will give you a chance to put into words what
you’ve learned in grammar, vocabulary …, the point is to make an effort
constructing phrases and expressions, both by using a dictionary and from what
you’ve learned in general, in many ways writing letters to penpals will
certainly help you a lot in your learning path.
Below is a sample of an English/ German
letter that you may take as an example to your first step in having pen pals,
or simply for the purpose of introducing yourself in German, you will notice that I sometimes include more than
one possibility, for example you will find more than one nationality in the
same phrase (English/ British), that way you can choose the most appropriate to
you, modify it, delete, or add whatever you want, if you need some more
vocabulary check the home page, also you will be able to find some additional
phrases at the phrases
page …
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The English Letter Sample
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Dear....
My name is Speak7
,
I started learning German lately, and I thought it's a good idea to have some
penpal friends who speak the language, that way I can practice what I learned
in German, and make new friends at the same time.
Let me tell you more about myself, I'm 26 years old, I’m a young (1)
American / British (2) male (3), I live in Washington/ London (4), I study languages (5), I work as a surgeon/ carpenter/ mechanic (6), English (7) is my native language, I have
one brother (8), one sister (9), I have one son (10), one daughter (10),
I live with my parents (11), I live by myself (12), I'm single (13),
I’m married (14).
In my free time I like to listen to music (15), watch
movies, documentaries... I like to travel and meet new people...and much
more.
I want to learn German because I love it, I also want to
learn it for my job/ my husband/ my wife
(16)/ my sons (17), and above all I
think it's a nice language.
As you can see, I can already write in German, but I still
need to improve, because my vocabulary is limited, and I also use a
dictionary a lot.
I hope to receive a letter from you soon, with information
about yourself and what you like to do ...I also hope that you can help me
improve my level in German.
My friendly greetings to you.
Speak7
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The German Letter Example
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Lieber .../ Liebe
(if you’re addressing a female)
Ich heiße Speak7
. Vor kurzer Zeit
habe ich angefangen Deutsch zu lernen und ich dachte es wäre keine so
schlechte Idee deutschsprachige Brieffreunde zu haben, damit ich die Sprache
üben und zugleich neue Freunde finden kann.
Ich erzähle dir etwas über mich. Ich bin 26
Jahre alt, bin ein junger (1) Amerikaner/Brite
(2, 3), ich lebe in Washington/
London (4), und lerne Sprachen
(5). Ich arbeite als Chirurg/Tischler/Mechaniker
(6). Englisch (7) ist
meine Muttersprache. Ich habe einen Bruder (8), eine Schwester (9), einen
Sohn, eine Tochter (10). Ich lebe zusammen mit meinen Eltern (11), Ich lebe allein
(12), ich bin Single (13), Ich bin verheiratet (14).
In meiner Freizeit höre ich gerne Musik
(15), gucke Filme, Dokumentationen, ich reise gerne, lerne neue Leute kennen
und vieles mehr.
Ich möchte Deutsch lernen, weil ich die Sprache mag und außerdem könnte sie
für meinen Job nützlich sein/ im Umgang mit
meinem Mann/ meiner Frau (16)/ meinen Söhnen (17). Überdies finde
ich die Sprache schön.
Wie du siehst, ich kann schon etwas auf Deutsch schreiben, aber es ist immer
noch verbesserungsbedürftig, weil mein Wortschatz noch begrenzt ist und ich
häufig auf das Wörterbuch angewiesen bin.
Ich hoffe auf deine baldige Antwort. Erzähle doch etwas über dich und deine
Vorlieben. Hoffentlich kannst du mir dabei helfen mein Deutsch zu verbessern.
Ich glaube das war es.
Mit freundlichen Grüßen.
Speak7
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Note:
I tried to put numbers at the end of some expressions so
that you would know which is which in case you’re confused, obviously you need
to delete the expressions that don’t correspond to your personality, also some
numbered expressions may have other alternatives, for example:
(1, 3) = a young …= eine junge
(nationality+ in for feminine), for
example: American/ British (female) = eine Amerikanerin/ eine Britin
Man = Mann. Woman = Frau. (2) for nationalities you can
check the vocabulary pages.
(4) = for countries, check the vocabulary pages or look them
up online if your country is not listed here.
(5, 7) = for other professions and languages check out my
vocabulary pages.
(8 - 17) = delete the ones that don’t apply to you.
As mentioned before, some nouns/ and adjectives may take an
extra “e or
in” to form the feminine, like the professions, nationalities, for
more information check the grammar pages on my homepage.
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